Editing Cytotoxicity (section)

{{Short description|Quality of being toxic to cells}}
'''Cytotoxicity''' is the quality of being [[toxicity|toxic]] to [[cell (biology)|cell]]s. Examples of toxic agents are toxic metals, toxic chemicals, microbe neurotoxins, radiation  particles and even specific neurotransmitters when the system is out of balance. Also some types of drugs, e.g [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]],<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Guillén-Mancina |first1=E |last2=Calderón-Montaño |first2=JM |last3=López-Lázaro |first3=M |title=Avoiding the ingestion of cytotoxic concentrations of ethanol may reduce the risk of cancer associated with alcohol consumption. |journal=Drug and Alcohol Dependence |date=1 February 2018 |volume=183 |pages=201–204 |doi=10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.013 |pmid=29289868}}</ref> and some [[venom]], e.g. from the [[Bitis arietans|puff adder]] (''Bitis arietans'') or [[brown recluse spider]] (''Loxosceles reclusa'') are toxic to cells.