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It blocks the sodium channels that are required to create action potential in the muscles to make them contract.
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What is the effect of tetrodotoxin?
Tetrodotoxin blocks action potentials by binding with the voltage-gated, fast sodium (Na+) channels in neural membranes. This prevents the influx of sodium ions required to propagate an action potential.
What is the structure of the bonds in tetrodotoxin?
See the wikipedia article on tetrodotoxin, TTX.
Can you taste tetrodotoxin?
no
What is the effect the muscle?
what effect the muscles are the cold water
What part of the puffer fish is poisonous?
it is dangerous to other fish because it is poisonion
How does doing gymnastics effect you with your muscles?
it makes your muscles strong to build strength
How do fugu produce tetrodotoxin?
Scientists have found that toxic fugu have unique exocrine glands for the secretion of tetrodotoxin. The fish appear to actively produce the toxin, rather than passively acquire it from the environment.
Does alcohol effect your strength?
Alcohol doesn't effect strength necessarily, but alcohol does effect your muscles, because the alcohol in your blood pulses through your veins, it also goes through your muscles and weakens you
Is there a poison that xan cause brain damage?
neurotoxins, like tetrodotoxin
What effect does carbonation have on muscles?
Carbonation is not known to have any effect on muscles. However, there is some research that indicates that carbonation, over time, may weaken bone structure.
Three reasons why children should go to bed?
it can seriously effect the brain seriously effect the muscles and seriously effect the eyes
Can marijuana effect your muscles in your body?
Marijuana, as a depressant, will relax muscles while a person is under the affects of it, but has little to no long term, negative effects (on muscles).
