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Toxins?
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they are biologically derived toxic substance. Thus, toxins are one form of toxicant, but not all toxic substance are "toxins"
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Toxicant?
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It is any substance that produce a harmful effect when administrated to a living organism.
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Toxins are found in avariety of organism?
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Plants, Animals, Fungi, Bacteria, and Other microorganism
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Diverse group of compouns usually stored in?
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Glans (animals) or Vocoules (plants) within organism
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Natural toxins produce a wide range of biological responses, including?
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-Diverse array of neurotoxic effects due to action on ion channel in muscle and neuronal cells, Allergic responses, Tissue necrosis and organ damage (e.g. liver, lung, heart, kidney) and cancer
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