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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2015
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| 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 |