Batrachotoxin

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

Colombian arrow poison

Broader Terms

animal poison

Related Terms

neurotoxin

Scope Note

group of toxins from the venom of a small Colombian frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia; they cause release of acetylcholine, destruction of synaptic vesicles and depolarization of nerve and muscle fibers.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• (2) Phyllobates terribilis (10) Batrachotoxin is an alkaloidal steroid released through colorless or milky secretions from the granular glands (located on the back and behind the ears) of frogs from the genus Phyllobates.
• Picture of Phyllobates terribilis (6) Batrachotoxin is a steroidal alkaloid found in the granular skin glands of frogs in the genus Phyllobates (1).
• Batrachotoxin is another member of this group of potent lipid-soluble neurotoxins that bind voltage-sensitive sodium channels.
• Homobatrachotoxin is lightly less toxic (0.
• Catterall The activation of the action potential Na+ ionophore by veratridine and batrachotoxin is time- and concentration-dependent and completely reversible.

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