cytotoxin
Destroys living cells
A cytotoxin is a substance that kills or damages cells.
The term appears in immunology, toxicology, and cancer research—snake venoms contain cytotoxins, as do certain bacteria.
In medicine, cytotoxic drugs are used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer cells, though they typically damage healthy cells as well: The treatment's cytotoxic effects left her exhausted.
Poison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- snakebiteSerpent fang injury
cobra · viper · mamba · rattlesnake · scorpion · jellyfish · fangs · sting
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- antitumorOpposing malignant growth
- alkylatingAttaching carbon groups
- methotrexateAntifolate chemotherapy agent
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
tumor · leukemia · lymphoma · apoptosis · necrosis · metastasis · remission · resistance
Programmed cell death
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- lysisCell membrane rupture
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
- mutagenicCausing permanent DNA changes
Protein targeting foreign substances
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
- macrophageEngulfing immune cell
immunotherapy · antigen · interleukin · complement · apoptosis · cytolysis · immunotoxin · monoclonal
Causing or capable of death
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- exposureState of being unprotected
- LD50Half-fatal dose measurement
- neurotoxicityHarmful effects on nerves
detoxification · biomarker · metabolism · pharmacokinetics · toxicity · antidote · threshold · carcinogenicity
neurotoxin
Poison attacking neural tissue
- hemotoxinSubstance destroying blood cells
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
snakebite · cobra · viper · mamba · rattlesnake · scorpion · jellyfish · fangs · sting · bite
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- antitumorOpposing malignant growth
- alkylatingAttaching carbon groups
- methotrexateAntifolate chemotherapy agent
carcinoma · tumor · leukemia · lymphoma · apoptosis · necrosis · metastasis · remission · resistance
apoptosis
Programmed cell death
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- lysisCell membrane rupture
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
antibody
Protein targeting foreign substances
- lymphocyteImmune system white cell
- T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte
- cytokineImmune signaling molecule
macrophage · immunotherapy · antigen · interleukin · complement · apoptosis · cytolysis · immunotoxin · monoclonal · interferon
lethal
Causing or capable of death
neurotoxicity · detoxification · biomarker · metabolism · pharmacokinetics · toxicity · antidote · threshold · carcinogenicity · acute