ABSTRACT

The occurrence of marine and freshwater toxins is a rapidly evolving problem due to ever-changing circumstances. Expanding international commerce is forcing cargo ships into virgin territory, deforestation and pollution violate the natural ecological balance, and a changing climate holds unknown potential to alter current factors and trigger toxic

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Part I General Considerations

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Part II The Epidemiological Impact of Toxic Episodes

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Part III Diversity of Marine Toxins as Pharmacological Tools

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Part V Diarrheic Episodes: Phosphatase Inhibitors

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Part VI Lipophyllic Toxins: Nonphosphatase Inhibitors

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Part VIB Pectenotoxins

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Part VII Domoic Acid Intoxication

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Part VIII Non-PSP Neurotoxic Episodes

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Part VIIIA Ciguatera Toxins

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Part VIIIB Maitotoxin

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Part VIIIC Brevetoxins

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Part VIIIE Polycavernosides and Gambierol

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Part XII Cyanobacterial Toxins

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Part XIIA Neurotoxins

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Part XIII Toxins as a Starting Point to Drugs

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Part XIV Legal and Economic Views