Tetrodotoxin and its analogue 6-epitetrodotoxin in newts (Triturus spp.; Urodela, Salamandridae) from southern Germany

Toxicon

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 306-309

  Yotsu Yamashita, Mari ^a   Mebs, Dietrich ^b   Kwet, Axel ^c   Schneider, Michael ^d  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

6 epitetrodotoxin; Newts; Tetrodotoxin; Triturus species

Indexed keywords

6 EPITETRODOTOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; GERMANY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SALAMANDER; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS; TRITURUS CRISTATUS CARNIFEX; TRITURUS VULGARIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GERMANY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TETRODOTOXIN; URODELA;

CAUDATA; SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS; TRITURUS ALPESTRIS; TRITURUS CRISTATUS; TRITURUS HELVETICUS; TRITURUS VULGARIS;

EID: 34447298638     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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