Investigating Diet as the Source of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata

Investigating Diet as the Source of Tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata

The origin of tetrodotoxin (TTX) is highly debated; researchers have postulated either an endogenous or exogenous source with the host accumulating TTX symbiotically or via food chain transmission. The aim of this study was to determine whether the grey side-gilled sea slug (Pleurobranchaea maculata...

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Main Authors: Serena Khor, Susanna A. Wood, Lauren Salvitti, David I. Taylor, Janet Adamson, Paul McNabb, Stephen Craig Cary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
diet
Pleurobranchaea maculata
tetrodotoxin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/1/1

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