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Abstract
A compound that contains a reduced purine ring system but is not biosynthetically related to the purine alkaloids. It is a poison found in certain edible mollusks at certain times; elaborated by GONYAULAX and consumed by mollusks, fishes, etc. without ill effects. It is neurotoxic and causes RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS and other effects in MAMMALS, known as paralytic SHELLFISH poisoning.
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- Gonyaulax Toxin
- Mitilotoxin
- Saxitonin
- Toxin, Gonyaulax
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Saxitoxin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012530. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012530
- Saxitoxin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxitoxin
- Saxitoxin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q412694