Mesh term Tetrodotoxin
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Quinazolines
Description
An aminoperhydroquinazoline poison found mainly in the liver and ovaries of fishes in the order TETRAODONTIFORMES, which are eaten. The toxin causes paresthesia and paralysis through interference with neuromuscular conduction.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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