Toxicity and Molecular Identification of Green Toadfish Lagocephalus lunaris Collected from Kyushu Coast, Japan
Green toadfish Lagocephalus lunaris inhabits tropical and subtropical seas and contains high tetrodotoxin (TTX) levels in the muscle as well as liver and gonad. In 2008 to 2009, food poisoning due to ingesting L. lunais occurred in Western Japan. Five specimens of green toadfish caught in Kyushu coa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Toxicology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/801285 |