Co-occurrence of tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin in Cambodian marine pufferfish Takifugu oblongus

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-354

  Ngy, L ^a,b   Yu, C F ^c   Taniyama, S ^a   Takatani, T ^a   Arakawa, O ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Environment   (Cambodia)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Pufferfish; Saxitoxin; Sihanouk Ville; Takifugu oblongus; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; POISONING; SEAFOOD; TELEOST; TOXICITY; TOXIN;

TAKIFUGU OBLONGUS; TETRAODONTIDAE;

EID: 78049509620     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.3.7.995     Document Type: Article

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