Tetrodotoxin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006317",
  "term": "Tetrodotoxin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fugutoxin",
    "tetraodontotoxin"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "marine toxins",
    "Tetraodontiformes",
    "neurotoxins",
    "ichthyotoxins"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tetrodotoxina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tetrodotoxin/"
}