Meaning of kreotoxin | Babel Free

Definitions

Any basic (pH > 7) toxin produced by bacteria or fungi in meat.

Examples

“Kreotoxism is poisoning by decayed or infected meats, the basic poison being kreotoxin, produced by the growth and development of the plant micro—organism kreotoxiccon.”

“39 cases of facial spas and 11 cases of blepharospasm, on whom common therapy had no effect, were locally injected kreotoxin A.”

“Methods including oral administration or intramuscular injection of analgesic drugs, local application of nitroglycerin ointment, and injection of kreotoxin have been commonly used to alleviate postoperative pain.”

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