Intrabody Tetrodotoxin Distribution and Possible Hypothesis for Its Migration in Ribbon Worms <i>Cephalothrix</i> cf. <i>simula</i> (Palaeonemertea, Nemertea)

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin found in many marine and terrestrial animals, but only a few species, such as the ribbon worms of the genus <i>Cephalothrix</i>, accumulate it in extremely high concentrations. The intrabody distribution of TTX in highly toxic organisms is of gre...

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Main Authors: Grigorii V. Malykin, Alexei V. Chernyshev, Timur Yu. Magarlamov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/9/494