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Confirmation and Distribution of Tetrodotoxin for the First Time in Terrestrial Invertebrates: Two Terrestrial Flatworm Species (Bipalium adventitium and Bipalium kewense)

The potent neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX) is known from a diverse array of taxa, but is unknown in terrestrial invertebrates. Tetrodotoxin is a low molecular weight compound that acts by blocking voltage-gated sodium channels, inducing paralysis. However, the origins and ecological functions of TTX i...

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Autores principales: Stokes, Amber N., Ducey, Peter K., Neuman-Lee, Lorin, Hanifin, Charles T., French, Susannah S., Pfrender, Michael E., Brodie, Edmund D., Brodie Jr, Edmund D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4070999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24963791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100718