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: Some recreational drugs (alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine) and certain chemotherapeutic agents exhibit neurotoxic properties. Clinical and Aesthetic Applications
: Many neurotoxins, such as those in snake venom, bind to neurotransmitter receptors (like nAChR), preventing the chemical messengers from delivering signals between cells. neurotoxin
Neurotoxins operate by attacking the cellular and molecular machinery of the nervous system: : Some recreational drugs (alcohol
: Heavy metals like lead , mercury , and arsenic , as well as synthetic pesticides, are significant environmental neurotoxins. such as those in snake venom
Neurotoxins are found in a variety of natural and synthetic forms: