1) Ion channel toxin
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Ciguatoxins are a class of poisonous organic compounds found in some fish that cause ciguatera. There are several different chemicals in this class. `CTX` is often used as an abbreviation in their names. ==Toxic effect== Some ciguatoxins lower the threshold for opening voltage-gated sodium channels in synapses of the nervous system. Opening a so.....
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(from the article `algae`) ...caused by consumption of tropical fish that have fed on the alga Gambierdiscus or Ostreopsis. Unlike many other dinoflagellate toxins, ciguatoxin ... ...one of their toxic by-products may cause intoxication. An example is that of the shore fishes of many tropical islands; otherwise valuable food ... [2 r...
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<chemical> A toxin found in flesh of marine animals, especially some fishes, at some times, in some localities. It is probably of algal origin, causes paresthesia, gastrointestinal symptoms, neuromuscular blockade, and respiratory paralysis due to interference with membrane function. The poisoning is also called ciguatera. ... Chemical name: ...
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(se´gwә-tok″sin) a heat-stable toxin originating in a dinoflagellate as a pretoxin and and concentrating in active form in the tissues of certain marine fish, causing ciguatera in humans that eat the fish.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sē′gwă-tok′sin Definitions: 1. A marine saponin of unknown structure but with the empiric formula of C
35H
65NO
8; the toxic substance that causes ciguatera.
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Ciguatoxin: A seafood toxin that is acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled marine organisms called dinoflagellates or fish that have consumed other fish that have become toxic. When someone eats these fish, they suffer seafood poisoning. Food poisoning from ciguatoxin is called ciguatera. Ciguatera can cause gastrointestinal...
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