Marine neurotoxins are natural products produced by phytoplankton and select species of
invertebrates and fish. These compounds interact with voltage-gated sodium, potassium and …

Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is the foodborne illness associated with the consumption
of seafood products contaminated with the neurotoxins known collectively as saxitoxins …

Abstract" Cyanobacterial toxins are among the hazardous substances most widely found in
water. They occur naturally, but concentrations hazardous to human health are usually due …

Abstract RJ Lewis, M. Sellin, MA Poli, RS Norton, JK MacLeod and MM Sheil. Purification
and characterization of ciguatoxins from moray eel (Lycodontis javanicus, Muraenidae) …

Abstract MJ Holmes, RJ Lewis, MA Poli and NC Gillespie. Strain dependent production of
ciguatoxin precursors (gambiertoxins) by Gambierdiscus toxicus (Dinophyceae) in culture …

Following four outbreaks of paralytic shellfish poisoning on Kodiak Island, Alaska, during
1994, medical records of ill persons were reviewed and interviews were conducted. Urine …

More than 20 countries have either established or proposed regulatory limits for one or more
of the paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins as they occur in seafood products. PSP toxin …

Guanidinium toxins, such as saxitoxin (STX), tetrodotoxin (TTX) and their analogs, are
naturally occurring alkaloids with divergent evolutionary origins and biogeographical …

Saxitoxin is a marine neurotoxin, which is commonly found as a paralytic shellfish toxin. It is
characterized by strong toxicity, rapid effects and wide distribution with significant public …

On 24 February 1995, six US soldiers serving with the Multinational Force in Haiti became ill
after eating a locally caught fish identified as the greater amberjack Seriola dumerili. The …