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Fasciculation vs Fasciculin - What's the difference?

fasciculation | fasciculin |

As nouns the difference between fasciculation and fasciculin

is that fasciculation is an involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary while fasciculin is any of a family of toxins, from the venom of the green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps, that cause severe fasciculations.

fasciculation

English

(wikipedia fasciculation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy, muscles) An involuntary muscle twitch, usually localised and temporary.

    • fasciculin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of a family of toxins, from the venom of the green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps , that cause severe fasciculations