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Descriptor
English
:
Tetrodotoxin
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tetrodotoxina
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tetrodotoxina
Synonyms
English
:
Fugu Toxin
Tarichatoxin
Tetradotoxin
Toxin, Fugu
Tree Number:
D03.633.100.786.910
D23.946.580.910
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/antag permitted but consider also
ANTITOXINS
Pharmacological Action:
Anesthetics, Local
Poisons
Sodium Channel Blockers
History Note
English
:
68(64)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DF
deficiency
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
14158
Unique Identifier:
D013779
Occurrence in VHL
:
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