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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.
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Examples of neurotoxin


neurotoxin
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.
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Vaporised hydraulic fluid is a known neurotoxin and it is possible that hazardous oil fumes may react with other chemicals to cause ill health.
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I deplore the fact that the shameful and unrestrained use of neurotoxins has been hypocritically supported in agreement with the large industrial chemical giants.
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In mammals, including humans, domoic acid acts as a neurotoxin, causing short-term memory loss, brain damage (including epilepsy), in severe cases, death.
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The toxins are neurotoxins and unidentified resins, found mainly in the fruits.
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Such neurotoxins do not respond well to anti-venoms.
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It also acts as a neurotoxin, gliotoxin, proinflammatory mediator, and pro-oxidant molecule.
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Since glutamate is the most prevalent, fast, excitatory neurotoxin, increased levels may result in the psychotic episodes related to schizophrenia.
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Diethylmercury and dimethylmercury are considered some of the most potent neurotoxins ever discovered.
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Though neurotoxins are often neurologically destructive, their ability to specifically target neural components is important in the study of nervous systems.
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