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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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 IV Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)
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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 VIA Yessotoxins
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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 VIIID Cyclic Imines
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Part VIIIE Polycavernosides and Gambierol
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Part IX Palytoxin, Ostreocin, Ovatatoxin
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Part X Pfiesteria Toxins
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Part XI Azaspiracids
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Part XII Cyanobacterial Toxins
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Part XIIA Neurotoxins
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Part XIIB Hepatotoxins
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Part XIII Toxins as a Starting Point to Drugs
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Part XIV Legal and Economic Views