Ciguatera Fish Poison: A Cholinesterase Inhibitor
- 26 March 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 147 (3665), 1580-1581
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.147.3665.1580
Abstract
The substance responsible for the poisoning effect of ciguatera poison from fish is an anticholinesterase. In rats, mice, and rabbits ciguatera poison causes death by asphyxiation. Protopam chloride with atropine is an effective antidote.Keywords
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