Tetrodotoxin, an Extremely Potent Marine Neurotoxin: Distribution, Toxicity, Origin and Therapeutical Uses

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin responsible for many human intoxications and fatalities each year. The origin of TTX is unknown, but in the pufferfish, it seems to be produced by endosymbiotic bacteria that often seem to be passed down the food chain. The ingestion of contaminated pufferfi...

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Autores principales: Lago, Jorge, Rodríguez, Laura P., Blanco, Lucía, Vieites, Juan Manuel, Cabado, Ana G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2015
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26492253
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13106384

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4626696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26492253
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13106384

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