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Neurotoxin vs Coniine - What's the difference?

neurotoxin | coniine |

As nouns the difference between neurotoxin and coniine

is that neurotoxin is (neuroscience|toxicology) a toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety while coniine is a poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.

neurotoxin

Noun

(en noun)
  • (neuroscience, toxicology) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
  • Synonyms

    * neurolysin

    coniine

    Noun

    (-)
  • A poisonous alkaloid found in poison hemlock and the yellow pitcher plant; it is a neurotoxin which disrupts the peripheral nervous system.