Toxic Flatworm Egg Plates Serve as a Possible Source of Tetrodotoxin for Pufferfish

Toxic Flatworm Egg Plates Serve as a Possible Source of Tetrodotoxin for Pufferfish

The pufferfish <i>Takifugu niphobles</i> (at present <i>Takifugu alboplumbeus</i>) possesses highly concentrated tetrodotoxin (TTX), an extremely potent neurotoxin that provides effective protection from predators, at least at the larval stages. However, the source of the tox...

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Main Authors: Taiki Okabe, Hikaru Oyama, Maho Kashitani, Yuta Ishimaru, Rei Suo, Haruo Sugita, Shiro Itoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
egg plates
flatworm
<i>Planocera multitentaculata</i>
pufferfish
tetrodotoxin (TTX)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/7/402

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