Marine tetrodotoxin as a risk for human health
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a toxin mainly occurring naturally in contaminated puffer fish, which are a culinary delicacy in Japan. It is also detected in various marine organisms like globefish, starfish, sunfish, stars, frogs, crabs, snails, Australian blue-ringed octopuses, and bivalve molluscs. TTX is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0060 |