How to Use saxitoxin in a Sentence

saxitoxin

noun
  • According to Sheffield, three of the walruses had low to moderate levels of saxitoxin, while the fourth one had high levels.
    — Author: Davis Hovey, Anchorage Daily News, 2017-12-11
  • Alexandrium produces the toxin saxitoxin, which remains in the gulf in low concentrations during the year and explodes during blooms.
    — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, 2019-07-05
  • The study, led by Florida Tech, is the first report of saxitoxin being detected in marine mammals absent an algae bloom.
    — USA TODAY, 2020-02-21

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