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Zebrafish neurotoxicity from aphantoxins—cyanobacterial paralytic shellfish poisons (PSPs) from <i>Aphanizomenon flos‐aquae</i> DC‐1
24 Jun 2011
Abstract excerpt
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae (A. flos-aquae), a cyanobacterium frequently encountered in water blooms worldwide, is source of neurotoxins known as PSPs or aphantoxins that present a major threat to the environment and to human health. Although the molecular mechanism of PSP action is well known, many unresolved questions remain concerning its mechanisms of toxicity. Aphantoxins purified from a natural isolate of A....
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