endotheliotoxin

endotheliotoxin
en·do·the·lio·tox·in (en″do-theґle-o-tok″sin) a specific toxin that acts on the endothelium of capillaries and small veins, producing hemorrhage. Cf. hemorrhagin.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • hemorrhagin — hem·or·rhag·in or chiefly Brit haem·or·rhag·in .hem ə raj ən n a toxic substance occurring usu. as a component of various snake venoms and capable of destroying the blood cells and the walls of small blood vessels compare HEMOLYSIN * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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