[Histonet] Reproductive Toxins

[John A. Kiernan]

Toxins are substances produced by certain living
organisms (bacteria, fungi, snakes etc) or
released from dead ones (eg endotoxins). I don't
think any toxins are used in ordinary histology
labs. Fluorescently labelled alpha-bungarotoxin,
from a S.E.Asian krait, can be used to stain motor
endplates by binding to the nicotinic
acetylcholine receptor. This is a decidedly
"acute" neurotoxin, but the paralysis it causes
would also inhibit reproductive activities.

John Kiernan
Anatomy, UWO
London, Canada.
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Angela Bitting wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know how to tell if something in the Histo lab is a reproductive toxin or acute toxin? Some of the MSDS sheets are no help at all. Anyone else having this problem?
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> Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP)
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