Sign Up for a Free Account

This is an image preview.
Start a Free Account
to view the full image.

Sign Up for a Free Account For information on discounts, see Plans & Pricing

  • Nearly 3,000 illustrations, including video clips of neurologic disorders.

  • Every article is reviewed by our esteemed Editorial Board for accuracy and currency.

  • Full spectrum of neurology in 1,200 comprehensive articles.

  • Listen to MedLink on the go with Audio versions of each article.

Skeletal chemical formula of gonyautoxin 2

Gonyautoxins (GTX) are a group of similar neurotoxic molecules that are naturally produced by algae. They are part of the large group of saxitoxins. Currently, eight molecules are classified as gonyautoxins: designated numerically as gonyautoxin 1 (GTX-1) to gonyautoxin 8 (GTX-8). Ingestion of gonyautoxins through consumption of mollusks contaminated by toxic algae can cause the human illness called paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). (Illustration by Edgar181 on August 16, 2016. Public domain.)

Related Media