Ciguatoxins: Cyclic Polyether Modulators of Voltage-gated Iion Channel Function

Ciguatoxins are cyclic polyether toxins, derived from marine dinoflagellates, which are responsible for the symptoms of ciguatera poisoning. Ingestion of tropical and subtropical fin fish contaminated by ciguatoxins results in an illness characterised by neurological, cardiovascular and gastrointest...

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Published in:	Marine Drugs
Main Authors:	Richard J. Lewis, Graham M. Nicholson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2006-04-01
Subjects:	ciguatoxin dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus voltage-gated sodium channel voltage-channel potassium channel
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/4/3/82/