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ciguatoxin [¦sēg·wə¦täk·sən] (biochemistry) A toxin produced by the benthic dinoflagellateGambierdiscus toxicus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Assay results were positive and the ciguatoxin content of the fish sample was estimated to be 1. Likewise, each of these pathways may provide a means for potential therapeutic intervention of brevetoxin in neurotoxic shellfish poisoning and the more prolonged effects of related polyether ciguatoxin for ciguatera fish poisoning. Other dinollagellates that live in association with seaweeds on coral reefs produce ciguatoxin, which takes a similar shape and attacks the same channel. |
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