plototoxin

plototoxin
plo·to·tox·in (ploґto-tok″sin) a toxic substance derived from the catfish Plotosus lineatus, said to be composed of a hemotoxic fraction (plotolysin) and a neurotoxic fraction (plotospasmin).

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  • plototoxin — the poison derived from the catfish Plotosus lineatus (Plotosidae) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • plotolysin — the haemotoxic fraction of the catfish poison plototoxin, q.v …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • plotospasmin — the neurotoxic fraction of the catfish poison plototoxin, q.v …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • plotolysin — plo·to·ly·sin (plo″to liґsin) the hemotoxic fraction of plototoxin …   Medical dictionary

  • plotospasmin — plo·to·spas·min (plo″to spazґmin) the neurotoxic fraction of plototoxin …   Medical dictionary

  • Plotosus — Plo·to·sus (plo toґsəs) a genus of catfish. P. lineaґtus is a venomous species of the Indian and Pacific Oceans that has plototoxin on its spines and may be deadly to animals cut or scratched by the spines …   Medical dictionary

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