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How does the poison of the blue ringed octopus paralyse the nervous system?

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  1. The 3 confirmed species of blue-ringed octopuses produce a venom that contains tetrodotoxin, 5-hydroxytryptamine, hyaluronidase, tyramine, histamine, tryptamine, octopamine, taurine, acetylcholine, and dopamine. The major neurotoxin component is TETRODOTOXIN, which is also found in pufferfish and cone snails. Tetrodotoxin BLOCKS SODIUM CHANNELS, causing motor paralysis and sometimes respiratory arrest leading to cardiac arrest due to a lack of oxygen. The toxin is created by bacteria in the salivary glands of the octopus.

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