[Biological assay of ciguatoxin in the chicken: analysis of the symptoms induced and toxicity of extracts of ciguatoxic chickens of the island of Saint Barthelemy].
Ciguatera poisoning was studied in the chicken where it gave rise to internal hypersalivation, acute motor ataxia, low rectal temperature and arrested growth. LD50 figures indicated that the chicken is two to five time at least more sensitive to ciguatoxin than the mouse. So the chick is very convenient for laboratory studies in ciguatera research.
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D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000139:chemically induced; D002645:Chickens; D002922:Ciguatoxins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D051379:Mice; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D014900:West Indies
D008387:Marine Toxins; D002922:Ciguatoxins
Controle biologique de la ciguatoxine chez le poussin: analyse des symptômes induits et de la toxicité d'extraits de poissons ciguatoxiques de l'île de Saint-Barthélémy.