cardiotoxin
Cardiac muscle toxin
A cardiotoxin is a substance that damages heart muscle or disrupts cardiac function.
Some snake venoms contain cardiotoxins, as do certain chemotherapy drugs and industrial chemicals.
The term appears in medical and toxicological contexts: The patient developed heart failure from the cardiotoxin in the medication.
Hooded venomous serpent
- kraitVenomous Asian snake
- mambaFast, lethal African serpent
- taipanVenomous Australian snake
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
antivenom · fangs · snake · viper · glands · bite · cytotoxin · neurotoxin
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
ventricular · tachycardia · bradycardia · coronary · pericarditis · endocarditis · myocarditis · hypertrophy
Thin tissue sheet
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
purification · isolation · peptide · protein · mechanism · pathway · in-vitro · bioactivity
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- hepatotoxinSubstance toxic to liver
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
- teratogenDevelopmental toxin
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
toxicant · biomarker · metabolite · apoptosis · oxidative · mitochondrial · acute · chronic
cobra
Hooded venomous serpent
envenomation · antivenom · fangs · snake · viper · glands · bite · cytotoxin · neurotoxin · hemolysis
arrhythmia
Abnormal cardiac rhythm
- cardiomyopathyHeart muscle disorder
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
infarction · ventricular · tachycardia · bradycardia · coronary · pericarditis · endocarditis · myocarditis · hypertrophy · contractility
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- inhibitorAgent that slows reactions
assay · purification · isolation · peptide · protein · mechanism · pathway · in-vitro · bioactivity · pharmacology
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- hepatotoxinSubstance toxic to liver
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
- teratogenDevelopmental toxin
carcinogen · toxicant · biomarker · metabolite · apoptosis · oxidative · mitochondrial · acute · chronic · exposure