Title: neurotoxin
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - neurotoxin
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11952
Status: current

Definition
Any substance that has the potential to damage the nervous system.

Note
In the narrower sense, neurotoxins are of biological origin, like toxins in general. However, the term neurotoxin is also in general use for non-biological substances.

Related Term
- nervous system: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11916

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 890 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'neurotoxin' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11952
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