About The Medical Condition Holothurin

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Holothurin

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Holothurin Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Holothurin?

A highly toxic saponin occurring in the tropical sea cucumber, Holothuriodeae, phylum Echinodermata. This marine toxin is an anionic surfactant, hemolyzing red blood corpuscles. It acts irreversibly to destroy the excitability at cholinergic neuromuscular junctions.

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