Identification of tetrodotoxin and fish species in an adulterated dried mullet roe implicated in food poisoning

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 142-146

  Hsieh, Y W ^a   Hwang, P A ^a   Pan, H H ^b   Chen, J B ^b   Hwang, Deng Fwu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dried mullet roe; Food poisoning; Species identification; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

LAGOCEPHALUS LUNARIS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 0037281195     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb14130.x     Document Type: Article

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