Ciguatoxins

"Ciguatoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Polycyclic ethers produced by Gambierdiscus (DINOFLAGELLATES) from gambiertoxins, which are ingested by fish which in turn may be ingested by humans who are susceptible to the CIGUATERA POISONING.

Descriptor ID	D002922
MeSH Number(s)	D02.355.291.205 D23.946.580.160
Concept/Terms	Ciguatoxins Ciguatoxins Ciguatoxin

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ciguatoxins".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Ethers [D02.355]
Ethers, Cyclic [D02.355.291]
Ciguatoxins [D02.355.291.205]
Biological Factors [D23]
Toxins, Biological [D23.946]
Marine Toxins [D23.946.580]
Ciguatoxins [D23.946.580.160]

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