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Outrageous! There are so many! Toxins have been detected in babies fresh from the womb... the mothers and most of us are polluted by the very air, water, food, and world around us. Medication alone! We should all be talking about this subject. -- 24.82.92.62 ( talk) 05:00, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
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For informtion: Toxins are substances that are biological in origin, whereas chemicals that harm the body are correctly called toxicants. It appears to be a common mistake to use the word toxin to mean all harmful exogenous agents rather than correctly differenciating between the two. In some cases precision is needed: for example murcury is a toxicant, but methylmercury can be produced by plankton from mercury, a biological system and it is therefore a toxin. Talking about Environmental toxins is incorrect, when we mean products of anthropogenic activity: we should talk about Enviromental toxicants. Does this differentiation serve only to confuse?
Gonzo 78.150.243.171 ( talk) 10:21, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Should this page be merged with poison? If not, I feel the distinction between a toxin and poison should be made clearer. -- FirstPrinciples 13:57, Dec 12, 2004 (UTC)
Is anyone familiar with bacterial toxins? Are they actually produced with the purpose of self-defense as opposed to just being present in the structural components or a by-product of its metabolism?
The *ahem* venom in the sentence on complementary medicine was way out of line with NPOV. People doing complementary medicine use a different definition of the word. Fine. You should be able to read this article without thinking that it's a scathing, non-specific attack on complementary medicine. DanKeshet 06:35, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)
It would seem that "toxin" is being confused with "poison" and with "toxic". Several comments are actually about toxic substances, e.g., "mercury" is a toxic substance. However, toxins are normally poisons that are produced by bioligical means. Snake venom, botulinin toxin (common food poisoning), etc. I will try to clarify some of the paragraphs as time allows. This is only a subtle difference, but when researching one will quickly find the terms used in a clear range in significant articles. El guero "Wayne"
I wonder if the word 'phycotoxin' should appear in this definition. there is no separate entry for this word, yet I came across this word in a book proposal today. it is basically a synonym for 'seafood toxin' zuzubel 19:54, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
The type of toxin in venomous fish. Another one is Stonustoxin. Don't know enough about this subject. Perhaps this belongs in in Neurotoxin. Johnvr4 ( talk) 03:46, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
Not accurate to say that "When toxins are generated by bacteria, they are called toxoids." Toxoids are toxins that have been modified to make them non-harmful without removing their ability to induce an immune response (as, in fact, described on the Wikipedia page for toxoids). Sophisticated penguin 15:11, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
Here it is: The phrase "When toxins are generated by bacteria, they are called toxoids" is plain wrong, although toxoids are indeed of bacterial origin (eg from C. diphtheriae or C. tetani), the term toxoid stems from tox-oid (toxin-like). Toxoids are defined correctly as modified toxins that have lost their specific activity but still can be used to induce antibodies recognizing and neutralizing the authentic toxins. This restricts the use of "toxoid" to Diphtheria and Tetanus and the respective vaccines.
-- Globalist1789 21:00, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
As the text points out, toxins are biological substances made by cells. But does this mean that virus' are also toxins? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.165.143.108 ( talk) 14:45, 22 February 2007 (UTC).
Toxin is also considered a defined molecule; viruses are not defined molecules, they are composed of more, if not many, molecules.-- 84.163.109.68 22:35, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
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My class needs antonyms for toxin. can you write it here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Catwoman7770 ( talk • contribs) 22:42, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
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Isn't this picture (used in the article) also the "universal warning symbol" for pirates? I mean, is this really the "universal warning symbol" for toxins? -- 159.178.246.210 ( talk) 13:10, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
I'm going to delete the above: it is 180° misleading, per the opening text of the article. Spicemix ( talk) 19:52, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
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Rated "top" as high school/SAT biology content and topic of general interest. The article is more stub than start and needs references. - tameeria 01:08, 19 February 2007 (UTC) |
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Why isnt alcohol mentioned?
Just granpa ( talk) 01:31, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
Paragraph or sub-article Finding information about toxins should be removed from this article as it pertains only to US of America. English Wikipedia is for all English-understaning world, i.e. pretty much all of it, and for most of it this passus in this article is of no use or information whatsoever, contradicting so wikipedian core principles. If there were article Toxins in US of America or smth, would be OK. And really, is alcohol toxin on not? It is produced within and by living organisms, it kills some organisms, it consists of molecules, so why not? BirgittaMTh ( talk) 19:40, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
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The Oleander Plant Otherwise Known As The Nerium oleander, Is A dogbane family Apocynaceae And Is The Most Highly Toxic Plant, The Plant Is Found Worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. Touching This Plant Will Cause Serious Irritation On The Skin Or Dermatitis All Parts Of The Oleander Plant Are Considered Toxic And Inhaling A Single Leaf Of The Plant Will Cause Heart Attack And Death. Oleanders bloom from spring to fall and come in orange, pink, red, white and yellow growing From 8 To 12 Feet.
Hydrangea otherwise known As Hortensia, is a genus of flowering plant of 70–75 species Other Types Of The Hydrangea Plant Include, Panicled hydrangea, French hydrangea, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Climbing hydrangea, Tea of heaven, and the Hydrangea aspera. Side Effects Of Consuming The Plant Include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, and chest tightness.
Lily of the valley, Otherwise Written As lily-of-the-valley Is A Woodland Flowering Plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers Borne At Spring In Asia And Europe, The Flower Contains toxic compounds Called cardiac glycosides, which can cause symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, rashes, and diarrhea And Can Kill You. The lily of the valley represents sweetness and the return of happiness.
Delphinium Is A Plant Of 300 Species, The Plant Can Grow Up to 6 feet In Length. Delphinium Is Poisonous When Inhaled And Can Kill You A Common Name For Delphinium Is Larkspur. Delphinium Is native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa.
There are more than 200 species of iris and related plants. The entire plant is toxic and can kill you. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris Is Found In temperate Northern hemisphere zones, from Europe to Asia and across North America.
Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a broadleaved evergreen shrub and is poisonous, side effects happen after 6 hours of consuming Mountain Laurel And Is Deadly. Mountain Laurel is native to the eastern United States. Its range stretches from southern Maine south to northern Florida, and west to Indiana and Louisiana.
Morning glory is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants, Fortunately, eating morning glory flowers is not dangerous, But The Seeds Are Poisonous If Consumed And Can Cause Hallucinations. There are also insects that like to eat through the leaves and stem of the morning glory.
Toxicologist Kamori (
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@ Pierrelittle: Twice today I have had to restore the previous wording, as supported by Brade 1999, that Brieger was the first to use the term "toxin". Both times my edits were needed to correct your changes, unsupported by Brade 1999, indicating that Brieger was instead the first to use the term toxicant. -- Paleorthid ( talk) 23:18, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
I am dubious that the term toxin applies only to toxicants produced naturally by an organism. This would seem to exclude naturally occurring mineral toxicants in food like arsenic and cadmium. Arsenic is described as a toxin in reliable sources: WebMD [1], Consumer Reports [2], PNAS [3], ScienceDaily [4], Discover Magazine [5], and Eos (magazine) [6]. Paleorthid ( talk) 23:40, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
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