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Biological Factors > Toxins, Biological > Marine Toxins > Polyether Toxins > Ciguatoxins
... > Organic Chemicals > Lactones > Polyketides > Polyether Polyketides > Polyether Toxins > Ciguatoxins
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Polyketides > Polyether Polyketides > Polyether Toxins > Ciguatoxins
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Ethers, Cyclic > Polyether Polyketides > Polyether Toxins > Ciguatoxins
... > Organic Chemicals > Ethers > Ethers, Cyclic > Polyether Polyketides > Polyether Toxins > Ciguatoxins

Preferred term

Ciguatoxins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ciguatoxin

Note

  • /antag permitted but consider also ANTITOXINS; coordinate IM with source of ciguatoxin

Scope note

  • Polycyclic ethers produced by Gambierdiscus (DINOFLAGELLATES) from gambiertoxins, which are ingested by fish which in turn may be ingested by humans who are susceptible to the CIGUATERA POISONING.

History note

  • 1991(1978)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002922

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