Packaging Tetrodotoxin (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Packaging Tetrodotoxin

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Injected alone, the polymer-bound tetrodotoxin was released, but did not readily enter the sciatic nerve until the chemical permeation enhancer was added (at bottom).

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[modified from Zhao et al / Boston Children's Hospital with Xiaosi Li]

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