| 词汇 | neurotoxin |
| 释义 | neurotoxin noun[ C ] uk /ˈnjʊə.rəʊˌtɒk.sɪn/ us /ˈnʊr.oʊˌtɑːk.sɪn/ a susbstance that is poisonous to nerve tissue: Mercury is a neurotoxin that can cause nerve and brain damage in small children. Several tick species have a neurotoxin in their saliva, which can cause paralysis in those who are bitten. Lead is a neurotoxin known to impede brain development. The spider's venom is a neurotoxin that attacks the nerves, causing painful muscle spasms. Pregnant women who eat a lot of mercury-tainted fish can pass the neurotoxin to their unborn children. Poisoning and allergy allergen allergenic anaphylactic anaphylactic shock anaphylaxis animatedly doctor something with something envenomation fly agaric hypersensitivity hypoallergenic intolerance poisoning poisonous ptomaine toxicity toxicologist toxicology toxin Warfarin Examples of neurotoxinneurotoxin This recruitment of activated mononuclear phagocytes would presumably bring more neurotoxins into the immediate vicinity of neurons, potentially contributing to neuronal injury. While these are generally observed symptoms, most neurotoxins have specific characteristics not necessarily shared with toxins from other tick species. It could thus be argued that the neurotoxin affects the nerve and not the neuromuscular junction. How botulinum and tetanus neurotoxins block neurotransmitter release. Multiple kinetic components of exocytosis distinguished by neurotoxin sensitivity. It is known that organophosphate pesticides have a significant deleterious effect on the human immune system as well as being a neurotoxin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Vaporised hydraulic fluid is a known neurotoxin and it is possible that hazardous oil fumes may react with other chemicals to cause ill health. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I deplore the fact that the shameful and unrestrained use of neurotoxins has been hypocritically supported in agreement with the large industrial chemical giants. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In mammals, including humans, domoic acid acts as a neurotoxin, causing short-term memory loss, brain damage (including epilepsy), in severe cases, death. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The toxins are neurotoxins and unidentified resins, found mainly in the fruits. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Such neurotoxins do not respond well to anti-venoms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It also acts as a neurotoxin, gliotoxin, proinflammatory mediator, and pro-oxidant molecule. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Since glutamate is the most prevalent, fast, excitatory neurotoxin, increased levels may result in the psychotic episodes related to schizophrenia. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Diethylmercury and dimethylmercury are considered some of the most potent neurotoxins ever discovered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Though neurotoxins are often neurologically destructive, their ability to specifically target neural components is important in the study of nervous systems. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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