Toxic Flatworm Egg Plates Serve as a Possible Source of Tetrodotoxin for Pufferfish
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins11070402
Abstract: The pufferfish Takifugu niphobles (at present Takifugu alboplumbeus) 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 toxin… read more here.
Keywords: toxic flatworm; tetrodotoxin; egg plates; flatworm ... See more keywords