ciguatoxin /ci·gua·tox·in/ (se´gwah-tok″sin) a heat-stable toxin originating in the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus as a pretoxin and and concentrated as the active form in the tissues of certain marine fish; it causes ciguatera.
ciguatoxin
ci·gua·tox·in (s  gw -t k s n)n. A potent neurotoxin that is secreted by various dinoflagellates, especially Gambierdiscus toxicus, and can accumulate in the flesh of tropical reef fish, causing ciguatera poisoning if they are eaten. |
ciguatoxin
[se′gwätok′sin]
a heat-stable toxin originating in a dinoflagellate as a pretoxin and concentrating in active form in the tissue of certain marine fish (usually tropical reef fish), causing ciguatera in humans who eat the fish.
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