Part one of term paper
Shellfish are very poisonous to humans. There poisoning is caused by a group of toxins elaborated by plank tonic algae which the shellfish feed on. The toxins are accumulated and sometimes metabolized by the shellfish. The 20 toxins responsible for paralytic s (PSP) are all derivatives of saxitoxin. Diarrheic (DSP) is presumably caused by a ...

Part two of term paper
... Diarrheic (DSP), Neuro toxic (NSP), Amnesic (ASP). Ingestion of contaminated shellfish results in a wide variety of symptoms, depending upon the toxins(s) present, their concentrations in the shellfish and the amount of contaminated shellfish consumed. In the case of PSP, the effects are predominantly neurological and include tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech, and respiratory paralysis. Less wellcharacterized are the symptoms associated with DSP, NSP, and ASP. DSP is pr ...