Identification of species and measurement of tetrodotoxin in dried dressed fillets of the puffer fish, Lagocephalus lunaris

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1670-1673

  Chen, Tai Yuan ^a   Hsieh, Yu Wen ^a   Tsai, Yung Hsiang ^a   Shiau, Chyuan Yuan ^a   Hwang, Deng Fwu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGOCEPHALUS LUNARIS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 0036800715     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-65.10.1670     Document Type: Article

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