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1983-041
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Pharmacology and pathology of ciguatera poisoning in mammals and studies on the possible effects of ciguatoxin on fish
Ciguatera poisoning is a form of seafood poisoning that occurs in humans after the ingestion of particular specimens of a variety of tropical marine fish species. Ciguatera poisoning is caused by the ingestion of small quantities of a very powerful toxin, ciguatoxin (CTX), that occurs in the tissues...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)