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Abstract
Toxic substances from microorganisms, plants or animals that interfere with the functions of the nervous system. Most venoms contain neurotoxic substances. Myotoxins are included in this concept.
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13 entry terms
- Neurotoxin
- Alpha-Neurotoxin
- Alpha-Neurotoxins
- Excitatory Neurotoxin
- Excitatory Neurotoxins
- Excitotoxin
- Excitotoxins
- Myotoxin
- Myotoxins
- Alpha Neurotoxin
- Alpha Neurotoxins
- Neurotoxin, Excitatory
- Neurotoxins, Excitatory
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26 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate IM with toxin or venom heading which is the source of the neurotoxin (IM or NIM); do not use for neurotoxicity of various chemicals & drugs ( = NERVOUS SYSTEM /drug eff or specific nervous system term /drug eff or nervous system disease heading /chem ind + Category D term /adv eff-pois-tox)
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- Toxins (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Neurotoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009498. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009498
- Neurotoxins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotoxin
- Neurotoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407752