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  • noun Plural form of ciguatoxin.

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  • William Coles, chief of environmental education with the U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, said the U.S. territory's fishermen know well where ciguatoxins accumulate and avoid catching fish in those endemic areas.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Of these, scientists have tested 74 fish to date, with 26 percent confirmed to contain ciguatoxins at levels exceeding FDA guidance, according to Karas.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • It is caused by accumulation of ciguatoxins in fish when ingested.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • An array of toxicological analyses performed on mollusc and cyanobacterial extracts brought evidence of complex paralysing substances, some of which had a structure closely similar to ciguatoxins.

    innovations-report 2008

  • An array of toxicological analyses performed on mollusc and cyanobacterial extracts brought evidence of complex paralysing substances, some of which had a structure closely similar to ciguatoxins.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed 2008

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