exocytotoxic

English

Etymology

From exo- +‎ cytotoxic.

Adjective

exocytotoxic (not comparable)

1. Cytotoxic outside of the cell that produced the cytotoxin.
   • 2015 October 10, “Clostridium Perfringens Epsilon Toxin Binds to Membrane Lipids and Its Cytotoxic Action Depends on Sulfatide”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The lethal effect of Etx, characterized by sudden death and, in some cases, acute neurological signs [7 ], has mainly been associated with general edema, also leading to a glutamate-mediated exocytotoxic effect and neuronal death [7 –9 ].