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Oxidative stress in rats induced by consumption of saxitoxin contaminated drink water
Ramos, Patricia Baptista; Diehl, Felipe; Santos, Juliane Marques dos; Monserrat, José María; Yunes, João Sarkis (2014)Saxitoxins (STXs) are neurotoxins produced by cyanobacteria such as Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. During bloom events, the production of these compounds causes contamination on public water supply sources. STXs block ...