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latrotoxins

latrotoxins is the plural of latrotoxin.

Meaning of latrotoxin

Noun

latrotoxin (plural latrotoxins)

  1. Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus.
    • The black widow spider injects a neurotoxin called α-latrotoxin in its venom, which causes the release of acetylcholine and catecholamines at the neuromuscular junction.2007, Melissa A. Bogle, “5: Bites and Stings”, in Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey T. S. Hsu, editors, Manual of Dermatologic Therapeutics, page 37

Questions about latrotoxins

What is latrotoxins the plural of?
Latrotoxins is the plural of latrotoxin.

Words near latrotoxins in the dictionary

  1. latrophilin
  2. latrophilins
  3. latrorse
  4. latrorsely
  5. latrotoxin
  6. latrotoxins
  7. latrunculid
  8. latrunculids
  9. latrunculin
  10. latrunculins
  11. lats

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