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Neurotoxins are toxins that are destructive to nerve tissue (causing neurotoxicity). [3] Neurotoxins are an extensive class of exogenous chemical neurological insults [ 4 ] that can adversely affect function in both developing and mature nervous tissue. [ 5 ]
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The prognosis depends upon the length and degree of exposure and the severity of neurological injury. In some instances, exposure to neurotoxins or neurotoxicants can be fatal. In others, patients may survive but not fully recover. In other situations, many individuals recover completely after treatment. [15]
Botulinum toxin, or botulinum neurotoxin (commonly called botox), is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and related species. [24] It prevents the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from axon endings at the neuromuscular junction , thus causing flaccid paralysis . [ 25 ]
The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact. The following is a list of poisonous animals , which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison ) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.
"Lead is a known neurotoxin, and cadmium has been shown to cause harmful effects to bones and kidneys," says Felicia Wu, PhD, a professor of food safety, toxicology, and risk assessment at ...
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin.Its name derives from Tetraodontiformes, an order that includes pufferfish, porcupinefish, ocean sunfish, and triggerfish; several of these species carry the toxin.
The neurotoxin domoic acid is blamed for the extreme distress and deaths of many sea lions along the Central Coast, as well as the deaths of two dolphins and two seals. Scores of reports of sick ...