NEUROTOXIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neurotoxin mean? 

• NEUROTOXIN (noun)
  The noun NEUROTOXIN has 1 sense:

1. any toxin that affects neural tissues

  Familiarity information: NEUROTOXIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEUROTOXIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any toxin that affects neural tissues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

neurolysin; neurotoxin

Hypernyms ("neurotoxin" is a kind of...):

toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neurotoxin"):

botulinum toxin (any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle paralysis)

domoic acid (a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae)

saxitoxin (a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides; it can accumulate in mollusks that feed on the dinoflagellates and cause food poisoning to humans)

kokoi venom (a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog)

tetrodotoxin (a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish)

Derivation:

neurotoxic (poisonous to nerves or nerve cells)

 Context examples 

In regard to function, neurons in the 3D brain-like tissue exhibited electrical activity and responsiveness that mimic signals seen in the intact brain, including a typical electrophysiological response pattern to a neurotoxin.

(Bioengineers create functional 3D brain-like tissue, NIH)

GDNF is a possible treatment for Parkinson disease because it can protect cells from the effect of the neurotoxin MPTP.

(Glial Cell Line Derived Neurotrophic Factor, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

CTX is a 36 amino acid neurotoxin found in the venom of the giant yellow scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus that preferentially binds malignant cells of neuroectodermal origin.

(Iodine I 131 TM-601, NCI Thesaurus)

A neurotoxin with potential anticancer property.

(Chlorotoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

CTX is a type of neurotoxin.

(CTX, NCI Dictionary)

Chlorotoxin is a type of neurotoxin.

(Chlorotoxin, NCI Dictionary)

Examples of neurotoxins include chemotherapy agents, radiation treatment, heavy metals, pesticides, and food additives.

(Neurotoxicity Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Potent neurotoxin that causes release and eventually depletion of serotonin in the CNS.

(Parachloroamphetamine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An injectable formulation of a neurotoxin derived through the fermentation of the Hall strain of Clostridium botulinum type A with neuromuscular transmission inhibitory and analgesic activities.

(botulinum toxin type A, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic pyrethroid and neurotoxin.

(Permethrin, NCI Thesaurus)