Concentrations of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) and Its Analogue 4,9-Anhydro TTX in Different Tissues of the Silver-Cheeked Pufferfish (<i>Lagocephalus sceleratus</i>, Gmelin, 1789) Caught in the South-Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon

Concentrations of Tetrodotoxin (TTX) and Its Analogue 4,9-Anhydro TTX in Different Tissues of the Silver-Cheeked Pufferfish (<i>Lagocephalus sceleratus</i>, Gmelin, 1789) Caught in the South-Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon

Pufferfishes are among the best-known marine organisms that accumulate marine biotoxins such as Tetrodotoxin (TTX). In the Mediterranean Sea, the silver-cheeked toadfish <i>Lagocephalus sceleratus</i> is the most reported TTX-bearer, causing many fatal and non-fatal cases. In Lebanon, no...

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Main Authors: Abed El Rahman Hassoun, Ivana Ujević, Sharif Jemaa, Romana Roje-Busatto, Céline Mahfouz, Milad Fakhri, Nikša Nazlić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
marine toxins
seafood security
pufferfish
invasive species
Mediterranean Sea
Lebanon
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/2/123

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