What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Myotoxin vs Endotoxin - What's the difference?

myotoxin | endotoxin |

As nouns the difference between myotoxin and endotoxin

is that myotoxin is (protein) any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom while endotoxin is any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.

myotoxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a family of small myotoxic peptides present in rattlesnake venom

    • endotoxin

    English

    (wikipedia endotoxin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any toxin secreted by a microorganism and released into the surrounding environment only when it dies.

    • Related terms

    * endotoxic * exotoxin