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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Toxins |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/7/402 |