肌肉毒素
外观
肌肉毒素是存在于蛇毒液(如響尾蛇)[2][3]与蜥蜴毒液(如墨西哥毒蜥)[4]中的小型碱性肽类物质。肌肉毒素通过非酶促作用机制引发严重肌肉坏死,能迅速导致瞬时麻痹。對於被蛇或蜥蜴咬到的獵物來說,一旦感染了肌肉毒素就無法逃脱,最终因膈肌麻痹而死亡。
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