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Variations in tetrodotoxin levels in populations of Taricha granulosa are expressed in the morphology of their cutaneous glands

Tetrodotoxin (TTX), one of the most toxic substances in nature, is present in bacteria, invertebrates, fishes, and amphibians. Marine organisms seem to bioaccumulate TTX from their food or acquire it from symbiotic bacteria, but its origin in amphibians is unclear. Taricha granulosa can exhibit high...

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Autores principales: Mailho-Fontana, Pedro Luiz, Jared, Carlos, Antoniazzi, Marta Maria, Sciani, Juliana Mozer, Pimenta, Daniel Carvalho, Stokes, Amber N., Grant, Taran, Brodie, Edmund D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6897900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31811169
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54765-z