Saxitoxin

powerful heat stable neurotoxin synthesized and secreted by certain dinoflagellates, which accumulates in the tissues of bivalve mollusks feeding on the dinoflagellates, and can cause a severe toxic reaction in animals consuming these shellfish.

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