neurocytolysin

neu·ro·cy·tol·y·sin

(nūr'ō-sī-tol'i-sin)

A toxic substance in the venom of some snakes (e.g., cobras, coral snakes) that causes the lysis of nerve cells.

[neuro + G. kytos, cell, + lysis, dissolution]

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