Ciguatoxin: More Than an Anticholinesterase
- 5 April 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 160 (3823) , 70-71
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.160.3823.70
Abstract
Anticholinesterase action of ciguatoxin has been reported. A study of the pharmacology of the action of the toxin on the respiratory system suggests that additional properties may be involved in the respiratory failure—the usual cause of death in ciguatera poisoning.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Marine toxins from the Pacific—IV Pharmacology of ciguatoxin(s)Toxicon, 1968
- Ciguatoxin: Isolation and Chemical NatureScience, 1967
- Ciguatera Fish Poison: A Cholinesterase InhibitorScience, 1965