- Concept UI
- M0021255
- Registry Numbers
- 4368-28-9
- Scope Note
- An aminoperhydroquinazoline poison found mainly in the liver and ovaries of fishes in the order TETRAODONTIFORMES, which are eaten. The toxin causes paresthesia and paralysis through interference with neuromuscular conduction.
- Terms
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Tetrodotoxin
Preferred Term
Term UI
T040477
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1964)
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Fugu Toxin
Term UI
T040475
Date04/14/1977
LexicalTag
EPO
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Tarichatoxin
Term UI
T040476
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
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Tetradotoxin
Term UI
T040478
Date01/18/1990
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1991)