Ichthyosarcotoxin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ichthyosarcotoxin is a noun meaning Any poisonous substance found in fish that is not limited to the roe or to the blood.
Meaning
Any poisonous substance found in fish that is not limited to the roe or to the blood.
Example Sentences
The toxin involved is called tetrodotoxin and was originally believed to be a true ichthyosarcotoxin produced by the fish itself.
Ichthyosarcotoxin may also be found in the roe of fishes, but it is found in other Parts of the fish as well, whereas ichthyootoxin is limited to the roe.
The other ichthyosarcotoxins that have been identified in ciguatoxic fish, scaritoxin and maitotoxin, lag behind ciguatoxin in physicochemical characterization.
Word Forms
- ichthyosarcotoxins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ichthyootoxin, ichthyohemotoxin, ichthyosarcotoxism, ichthyotoxin, sarcotoxin, ichthysarcotoxism.
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