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Rapid Extraction and Identification of Maitotoxin and Ciguatoxin-Like Toxins from Caribbean and Pacific Gambierdiscus Using a New Functional Bioassay

BACKGROUND: Ciguatera is a circumtropical disease produced by polyether sodium channel toxins (ciguatoxins) that enter the marine food chain and accumulate in otherwise edible fish. Ciguatoxins, as well as potent water-soluble polyethers known as maitotoxins, are produced by certain dinoflagellate s...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Richard J., Inserra, Marco, Vetter, Irina, Holland, William C., Hardison, D. Ransom, Tester, Patricia A., Litaker, R. Wayne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27467390
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160006