Tarichatoxin: isolation and purification.
The potent neurotoxin occurring in the embryos of the California newt, Taricha torosa, has been obtained in crystalline form. With a lethal subcutaneous dose of approximately 0.14 micrograms for a 20-gram mouse, it is, along with saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin, one of the most toxic nonprotein substances known.
D000818:Animals; D000992:Antitoxins; D051379:Mice; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D014118:Toxins, Biological
D000992:Antitoxins; D014118:Toxins, Biological; D013779:Tetrodotoxin
TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS