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- noun biochemistry, toxicology Any of a class of
toxic steroids present in someplants and secreted by sometoads through the skin as adefense ; sometimes present as aglycoside .
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Examples
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'The researchers found that snakes living on Japans toad-free island of Kinkazan lacked the toads toxic bufadienolide compounds completely.
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The study also found that snake mothers with high concentrations of the toxin are able to pass bufadienolide toxin on their offspring helping protect them from predators.
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R. tigrinus from Honshu, where toad numbers vary, displayed a wide range of bufadienolide concentrations.
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