Local Differences in the Toxin Amount and Composition of Tetrodotoxin and Related Compounds in Pufferfish (<i>Chelonodon patoca</i>) and Toxic Goby (<i>Yongeichthys criniger</i>) Juveniles

Local Differences in the Toxin Amount and Composition of Tetrodotoxin and Related Compounds in Pufferfish (<i>Chelonodon patoca</i>) and Toxic Goby (<i>Yongeichthys criniger</i>) Juveniles

Tetrodotoxin (TTX)-bearing fish ingest TTX from their preys through the food chain and accumulate TTX in their bodies. Although a wide variety of TTX-bearing organisms have been reported, the missing link in the TTX supply chain has not been elucidated completely. Here, we investigated the compositi...

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Main Authors: Masaaki Ito, Risako Furukawa, Shino Yasukawa, Masaya Sato, Hikaru Oyama, Taiki Okabe, Rei Suo, Haruo Sugita, Tomohiro Takatani, Osamu Arakawa, Masaatsu Adachi, Toshio Nishikawa, Shiro Itoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
food web
<i>Planocera</i>
pufferfish
toxic flatworm
toxic goby
toxification
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/14/2/150

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