Toxicity of the freshwater puffer fish Tetraodon fangi and T. palembangensis from Thailand.
Toxicity of the freshwater puffer Tetraodon fangi and T. palembangensis from Amphur Chumpuang, Nakorn Ratchasima Province, Thailand (where food poisoning due to T. fangi recently occurred) was monitored from December 1988 through October 1989. The puffer were toxic throughout most of the year. There was marked variation in amounts of toxins among individuals and with the time of collection. The highest toxicity levels for T. fangi were found in skin (813 mouse units per g) following by eggs (336), muscle (331), liver (209) and intestine (159). Corresponding values for T. palembangensis were 907, 332, 282, 225 and 143 mouse units/g, respectively.
Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D051379:Mice; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000633:toxicity*; D013785:Thailand
D013779:Tetrodotoxin