Tetrodotoxication with Nassauris glans: A possibility of tetrodotoxin spreading in marine products near Pratas Island

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 985-990

  Yin, Hsin L ^b   Lin, Hung S ^a   Huang, Chih C ^a   Hwang, Deng F ^c   Liu, Jia S ^a   Chen, Wei H ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF JUSTICE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE TOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; GASTROPOD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MALE; NASSAURIS GLANS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SEA; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH SECRETION;

GASTROPODA; GLANS;

EID: 28044450660     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.985     Document Type: Article

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