What is the mechanism of cicutoxin?
Non-competitive GABA inhibition causing seizures. Cicutoxin is found in water hemlock (Cicuta douglasii), a member of the Apiaceae family of plants.
Schep LJ, et al. Poisoning due to water hemlock, Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2009; 47:4, 270-278, DOI: 10.1080/15563650902904332
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