plototoxin
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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) … Medical dictionary
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
