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Tetrodotoxin, frequently abbreviated as TTX, is a potent neurotoxin. Its name derives from Tetraodontiformes, an order that includes pufferfish, porcupinefish, ocean sunfish or mola, and triggerfish; several species that carry the toxin.etrodotoxin binds to what is known as site 1 of the fast voltage-gated sodium channel. Site 1 is located at the extracellular pore opening of the ion channel.
And it's a vicious cycle, too: When dioxins are produced through the burning process, they are caught in the atmosphere. They come back down with rain, settle on earth, and are consumed by animals. Then, as the highest predator on the food chain, man consumes the animals, dioxins and all.