Saxitoxin as a toxic principle of a freshwater puffer, Tetraodon fangi, in Thailand.
Saxitoxin was identified in a freshwater puffer, Tetraodon fangi, which caused food poisoning in Thailand. Tetrodotoxin, a puffer toxin, was not detected in the species by the HPLC-fluorometric analysis, showing that tetrodotoxin is absent or under any detectable level. The result of this study shows that saxitoxin can be a major toxin in puffer.
Sato
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Laboratory of Marine Biological Chemistry, School of Fisheries Sciences, Kitasato University, Iwate, Japan.
Kodama
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M
Ogata
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Saitanu
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Furuya
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M
Hirayama
K
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Kakinuma
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K
D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012530:Saxitoxin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000633:toxicity; D013785:Thailand
D012530:Saxitoxin; D013779:Tetrodotoxin