α-bungarotoxin
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α-bungarotoxin
(¦al·fə ¦bəŋ·gə·rə′täk·sən)
(neuroscience) A neurotoxin found in snake venom which blocks neuromuscular transmission by binding with acetylcholine receptors on motor end plates.
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