Seasonal Changes in the Tetrodotoxin Content of the Flatworm Planocera multitentaculata

Seasonal Changes in the Tetrodotoxin Content of the Flatworm Planocera multitentaculata

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin that acts specifically on voltage-gated sodium channels on excitable membranes of muscle and nerve tissues. The biosynthetic process for TTX is unclear, although marine bacteria are generally thought to be the primary producers. The marine flatworm Planocera...

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Main Authors: Riko Yamada, Tadasuke Tsunashima, Mitsuki Takei, Tatsunori Sato, Yoshiki Wajima, Makoto Kawase, Shotaro Oshikiri, Yusuke Kajitani, Keita Kosoba, Hiroyuki Ueda, Koko Abe, Shiro Itoi, Haruo Sugita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
flatworm
planocerid
Planocera multitentaculata
pufferfish
tetrodotoxin (TTX)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/15/3/56

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