English

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, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0140321:

     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 ].