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From Poison to Promise: The Evolution of Tetrodotoxin and Its Potential as a Therapeutic
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a potent neurotoxin that was first identified in pufferfish but has since been isolated from an array of taxa that host TTX-producing bacteria. However, determining its origin, ecosystem roles, and biomedical applications has challenged researchers for decades. Recognized as a...
Autores principales: | Bucciarelli, Gary M., Lechner, Maren, Fontes, Audrey, Kats, Lee B., Eisthen, Heather L., Shaffer, H. Bradley |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8402337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34437388 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins13080517 |
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