Latrodectism vs Latrotoxin - What's the difference?
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(medicine) A condition caused by the bite of a widow spider (genus Latrodectus ) (biochemistry) Any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus Latrodectus .
* 2007 , Melissa A. Bogle, 5: Bites and Stings'', Kenneth A. Arndt, Jeffrey T. S. Hsu (editors), ''Manual of Dermatologic Therapeutics ,
* 2011 , Graham M. Nicholson, Chapter 54: Spider Venom Peptides'', Abba J. Kastin (editor), ''Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides ,
* 2011 , Juan M. Pascual, 44: Disorders of Muscle Excitability'', Scott Brady, George Siegel, R. Wayne Albers, Donald Price (editors), ''Basic Neurochemistry ,
Latrodectism is a see also of latrotoxin.
As nouns the difference between latrodectism and latrotoxin
is that latrodectism is (medicine) a condition caused by the bite of a widow spider (genus latrodectus ) while latrotoxin is (biochemistry) any of a group of neurotoxins found in the venom of spiders of the genus latrodectus .latrodectism
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(wikipedia latrotoxin)Noun
(en noun)page 37,
- The black widow spider injects a neurotoxin called ?-latrotoxin in its venom, which causes the release of acetylcholine and catecholamines at the neuromuscular junction.
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- At present, seven different latrotoxins have been isolated from the venom of L. tredecimguttatus .
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- These toxins are produced by black or brown widow spiders from the genus Latrodectus'' and are directed predominantly against vertebrates (?-LTX), although five homologous insect-specific latrotoxins''' and one crustacean-specific '''latrotoxin coexist in the venom of ''Latrodectus mactans tredecimguttans .
