tetrodotoxin

It also came up in a paper I read about tetrodotoxin.

Some scientists found little or no tetrodotoxin in samples provided by Davis.

The poison, tetrodotoxin, is produced by a bacterium in the fish.

Tetrodotoxin is being investigated as a possible treatment for cancer-associated pain.

Genetic background is not a factor in susceptibility to tetrodotoxin poisoning.

They may be poisonous, through the accumulation of tetrodotoxin or ciguatera.

Garter snakes are the most common, and some species have developed a genetic resistance to tetrodotoxin.

It uses the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, which quickly causes respiratory arrest.

Some species are known to use the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin to subdue prey.

Doctors have also documented cases in which people ingested tetrodotoxin and appeared dead but eventually made a complete recovery.

Japanese toxicologists in several medical research centers are now working on developing an antidote for tetrodotoxin.

Like pufferfishes and boxfishes it concentrates tetrodotoxin within its body.

For tetrodotoxin, the equivalent figure is 8 micrograms.

The tetrodotoxin could then pass into the bloodstream, paralyzing the victim and causing him to appear dead.

Tetrodotoxin is found in many other creatures, too, including some frogs, newts and salamanders.

Before they can question Vincent, he ingests tetrodotoxin.

Fampridine has been shown to reverse tetrodotoxin toxicity in animal experiments.

Tetrodotoxin binds to what is known as site 1 of the fast voltage-gated sodium channel.

After exhaustive analysis, it was found that the sea slugs must have ingested tetrodotoxin.

Animal experiments have shown that the mortality of aconitine is lowered by tetrodotoxin.

Poison from the puffer fish, tetrodotoxin, prevents conduction in nerves.

Some species are poisonous, having a tetrodotoxin in their internal organs, such as the ovaries and liver.

Tetrodotoxin envenomation can result in victims being fully aware of their surroundings but unable to breathe.

The 35-year-old customer subsequently required hospital treatment for mild symptoms of tetrodotoxin paralysis, but made a full recovery.

Tetrodotoxin may be present in the roe of species inhabiting the waters of Thailand.