Organic Chemical
batrachotoxin
[ buh-trak-uh-tok-sin, ba-truh-koh- ]
Subclass of:
Amphibian Venoms
Definitions related to batrachotoxins:
  • Batrachotoxins are potent activators of sodium channels identified in extract of frog skins.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Group of toxins from the venom of a small Colombian frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia; they cause release of acetylcholine, destruction of synaptic vesicles and depolarization of nerve and muscle fibers.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Batrachotoxin is the 20-alpha-bromobenzoate of batrachotoxin A; they are toxins from the venom of a small Colombian frog, Phyllobates aurotaenia, cause release of acetylcholine, destruction of synaptic vesicles and depolarization of nerve and muscle fibers.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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