About The Medical Condition Saxitoxin
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Saxitoxin
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Saxitoxin?
Poison found in certain edible mollusks at certain times; elaborated by Gonyaulax species (Dinoflagellate protozoans) 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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