What is Tetanospasmin?
[[Image:Diagram_of_structure_of_tetanospasmin.png|thumb|340px|Structure of tetanospasmin]] [[Image:Mechanism_of_action_of_tetanospasmin.gif|thumb|340px|Mechanism of action of tetanospasmin]] '''Tetanospasmin''' is the [[neurotoxin]] produced by the vegetative [[spore]] of ''[[Clostridium tetani]]'' in [[Hypoxia (environmental)|anaerobic]] conditions, causing [[tetanus]]. It is sometimes called spasmogenic toxin, tetanus toxin or abbreviated to TeTx or TeNT. {{Toxins}} {{science-stub}} [[Category:Poisons]] [[Category:Proteins]]