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10519658

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Ciguatoxins are lipophilic polyether toxins which concentrate in the viscera and flesh of coral reef associated finfish (Hessel et al., 1960). In this study, we quantify the adverse effects of ciguatoxin on fish embryos by microinjection into the egg yolk of medaka (Oryzias latipis) embryos. Embryos microinjected with 0.1-0.9 pg/egg (ppb) of ciguatoxin exhibit cardiovascular, muscular, and skeletal abnormalities and those injected with higher levels (1.0-9.0 pg/egg) exhibit significantly reduced hatching success. The sensitivity of embryonic fish to direct oocyte exposure indicates that maternal transfer of low levels of ciguatoxin may represent an unrecognized threat to the reproductive success of reef fish and a previously undetected ecological consequence of proliferation of ciguatoxin-producing algae in reef systems increasingly impacted by human perturbations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0041-0101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1827-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Ciguatoxin reduces larval survivability in finfish.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, NOAA National Ocean Service, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29412, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article