"Tetrodotoxin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D013779
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.786.910 D23.946.580.910
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| Concept/Terms |
Tetrodotoxin- Tetrodotoxin
- Tetradotoxin
- Fugu Toxin
- Toxin, Fugu
- Tarichatoxin
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tetrodotoxin" by people in Profiles.
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A BAC transgenic mouse model reveals neuron subtype-specific effects of a Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus (GEFS+) mutation. Neurobiol Dis. 2009 Jul; 35(1):91-102.
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An epilepsy mutation in the sodium channel SCN1A that decreases channel excitability. J Neurosci. 2006 Mar 08; 26(10):2714-23.