Marine Neurotoxins

Download or read book Marine Neurotoxins written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine Neurotoxins, Volume Five provides comprehensive information on marine toxins present in the human food chain and the affecting targets relevant for the functioning of the brain and our nervous system, covering all the information available on their action on the physiology of neurons and glial cells, both "in vivo" or "in vitro." New sections in this release include Guanidinium Toxins: Evolution, Mode of Action and Chemical Ecology, Amnesic: Domoic Acid, Neurotoxic: Ciguatoxin and Brevetoxin, Neurotoxic: Cyclic Imines, Potentially Neurotoxic: Okadaic acid and analogues, Potentially Neurotoxic: Palytoxin, and Methods for assessing the presence of marine neurotoxins. - Focuses on the human nervous system and the effects marine toxins have on its function - Provides the latest information on established and potential neurotoxins - Includes updates on food related toxins