Including planocerid flatworms in the diet effectively toxifies the pufferfish, Takifugu niphobles

Including planocerid flatworms in the diet effectively toxifies the pufferfish, Takifugu niphobles

Abstract Beginning with the larval stages, marine pufferfish such as Takifugu niphobles contain tetrodotoxin (TTX), an extremely potent neurotoxin. Although highly concentrated TTX has been detected in adults and juveniles of these fish, the source of the toxin has remained unclear. Here we show tha...

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Main Authors: Shiro Itoi, Hiroyuki Ueda, Riko Yamada, Mitsuki Takei, Tatsunori Sato, Shotaro Oshikiri, Yoshiki Wajima, Ryuya Ogata, Hikaru Oyama, Takahiro Shitto, Kazuya Okuhara, Tadasuke Tsunashima, Eitaro Sawayama, Haruo Sugita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30696-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30696-z

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