bufotoxin

American

[byoo-fuh-tok-sin] / ˌbju fəˈtɒk sɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a toxin obtained from the skin glands of the European toad, Bufa vulgaris.

Etymology

Origin of bufotoxin

< New Latin, Latin būfo toad + toxin

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He showed that toad venom was good, ancient medicine because it contains unusual concentrations of cholesterol, ergosterol, bufagin, bufotoxin and bufotenine.

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