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Palytoxin Found in Palythoa sp. Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) Sold in the Home Aquarium Trade

Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) are colonial anemones that contain one of the deadliest toxins ever discovered, palytoxin (LD(50) in mice 300 ng/kg), but it is generally believed that highly toxic species are not sold in the home aquarium trade. We previously showed that an unintentionally introd...

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Autores principales: Deeds, Jonathan R., Handy, Sara M., White, Kevin D., Reimer, James D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21483745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018235