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Science 5 April 1968:
Vol. 160. no. 3823, pp. 70 - 71
DOI: 10.1126/science.160.3823.70
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Ciguatoxin: More Than an Anticholinesterase

Martin D. Rayner 1, Thomas I. Kosaki 2, and Enid L. Fellmeth 2

1 Department of Physiology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822
2 Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

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.


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