Exocytotoxic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Cytotoxic outside of the cell that produced the cytotoxin. not-comparable
"The lethal effect of Etx, characterized by sudden death and, in some cases, acute neurological signs [7 ], has mainly been associated with general edema, also leading to a glutamate-mediated exocytotoxic effect and neuronal death [7 –9 ]."
Example
More examples"The lethal effect of Etx, characterized by sudden death and, in some cases, acute neurological signs [7 ], has mainly been associated with general edema, also leading to a glutamate-mediated exocytotoxic effect and neuronal death [7 –9 ]."
Etymology
From exo- + cytotoxic.
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