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Is Protein Phosphatase Inhibition Responsible for the Toxic Effects of Okadaic Acid in Animals?

Okadaic acid (OA) and its derivatives, which are produced by dinoflagellates of the genera Prorocentrum and Dinophysis, are responsible for diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in humans. In laboratory animals, these toxins cause epithelial damage and fluid accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract, and...

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Autor principal: Munday, Rex
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23381142
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins5020267