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Descriptor English: Tetrodotoxin
Descriptor Spanish: Tetrodotoxina
Descriptor tetrodotoxina
Entry term(s) fugutoxina
taricatoxina
Scope note: Veneno de aminoperhidroquinazolina que se encuentra fundamentalmente en el hígado y ovarios de peces del orden TETRAODONTIFORMES (pez globo, erizo, pejesapo), que son comestibles. La toxina produce parestesia y parálisis al interferir con la conducción neuromuscular.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tetrodotoxina
Descriptor French: Tétrodotoxine
Entry term(s): Fugu Toxin
Tarichatoxin
Tetradotoxin
Toxin, Fugu
Tree number(s): D03.633.100.786.910
D23.946.580.910
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013779
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Anesthetics, Local
Poisons
Sodium Channel Blockers
Registry Number: 4368-28-9
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(64)
DeCS ID: 14158
Unique ID: D013779
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/01
Tetrodotoxin - Preferred
Concept UI M0021255
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Tetrodotoxin
Entry term(s) Fugu Toxin
Tarichatoxin
Tetradotoxin
Toxin, Fugu



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