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CIGUATOXIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Toxicology
DEF

A toxic substance accumulated up the food chain in the flesh and viscera.

CONT

Photoaffinity probe-toxin conjugates are utilized to isolate and purify biochemically the specific receptor site for the brevetoxins, for saxitoxin (currently), and for ciguatoxin and maitotoxin (in the future) on voltage-dependent sodium and calcium channels. Long-term goal is to provide ligands for molecular receptor-based therapeutic interventions for seafood intoxication.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Toxicologie
DEF

Neurotoxine d'origine marine (Gambierdiscus toxicus) utilisée en pharmaceutique comme activateur des canaux sodium voltages-dépendants et l'éclatement des globules rouges.

OBS

Elle peut provoquer de la bradycardie, de l'hypotension, de la paresthésie, de la sensibilité thermique, des vertiges, des troubles de la vision et des symptômes gastro-intestinaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Toxicología
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