saxitoxin

saxitoxin definition - medical

sax·i·tox·in (săkˌsĭ-tŏkˈsĭn)

noun
A potent neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates that accumulates in shellfish feeding on these organisms and consequently causes food poisoning in humans who eat the shellfish.

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