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Pufferfish Optimization Algorithm: A New Bio-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithm for Solving Optimization Problems

Biomimetics
A new bio-inspired metaheuristic algorithm named the Pufferfish Optimization Algorithm (POA), that imitates the natural behavior of pufferfish in nature, is introduced in this paper.
Osama Al-Baik, Omar Alsayyed, Saikat Gochhait   +2 more
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Levels of Tetrodotoxins in Spawning Pufferfish, Takifugu alboplumbeus

Marine Drugs, 2023
Tetrodotoxin (TTX), also known as pufferfish toxin, is an extremely potent neurotoxin thought to be used as a biological defense compound in organisms bearing it. Although TTX was thought to function as a chemical agent for defense and anti-predation and
Masaki Asano, Chihiro Ishizaki, Taiga Tomonou, Masato Kihara, Masaaki Ito, Shino Yasukawa, Kyoko Shirai, Hikaru Oyama, Shin Izawa, Reona Kawamura, Kanae Saito, Rei Suo, Ryota Nakahigashi, Masaatsu Adachi, Toshio Nishikawa, Haruo Sugita, Shiro Itoi   +16 more
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Tetrodotoxin/Saxitoxin Accumulation Profile in the Euryhaline Marine Pufferfish Chelonodontops patoca [PDF]

Toxins, 2023
Marine Takifugu pufferfish, which naturally possess tetrodotoxins (TTXs), selectively take up and accumulate TTXs, whereas freshwater Pao pufferfish, which naturally possess saxitoxins (STXs), selectively take up and accumulate STXs.
Hongchen Zhu, Takashi Sakai, Hiroyuki Doi, Kenichi Yamaguchi, Akinori Yamada, Tomohiro Takatani, Osamu Arakawa   +6 more
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Pufferfish Saxitoxin and Tetrodotoxin Binding Protein (PSTBP) Analogues in the Blood Plasma of the Pufferfish Arothron nigropunctatus, A. hispidus, A. manilensis, and Chelonodon patoca

Marine Drugs, 2018
Pufferfish saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin (TTX) binding protein (PSTBP) is a glycoprotein that we previously isolated from the blood plasma of the pufferfish Takifugu pardalis; this protein was also detected in seven species of the genus Takifugu.
Mari Yotsu-Yamashita, Koji Muramoto, Yuko Cho   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Toxic Flatworm Egg Plates Serve as a Possible Source of Tetrodotoxin for Pufferfish

Toxins, 2019
The pufferfish Takifugu niphobles (at present Takifugu alboplumbeus) possesses highly concentrated tetrodotoxin (TTX), an extremely potent neurotoxin that provides effective protection from predators, at least at the larval stages. However, the source of
Taiki Okabe, Hikaru Oyama, Maho Kashitani, Yuta Ishimaru, Rei Suo, Haruo Sugita, Shiro Itoi   +6 more
exaly   +3 more sources

An Update of Tetrodotoxins Toxicity and Risk Assessment Associated to Contaminated Seafood Consumption in Europe: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Toxins
Following the occurrence of Tetrodotoxins (TTXs) in Europe—a group of neurotoxins identified in Asia, where fatalities occurred after the ingestion of contaminated pufferfish—the EFSA proposed a limit of 44 µg of TTX/kg of shellfish meat in mollusks in ...
Carlo Varini, Maura Manganelli, Simona Scardala, Pietro Antonelli, Carmen Losasso, Emanuela Testai   +5 more
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Development and Evaluation of Immunoprotective Efficacy of Membrane Protein Vaccine Against Scuticociliatosis [PDF]

Vaccines
Objective: To develop a novel and efficient vaccine for controlling scuticociliatosis in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), this study targeted the parasitic ciliate Pseudocohnilembus persalinus for membrane protein vaccine preparation.
Qingmeihui Sun, Bingchen Wu, Yaoqi Ao, Xiaoyu Meng, Xiaohang Wang, Ruijun Li   +5 more
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Comparative transcriptome profiling and functional analysis in the blood of tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes) in response to acute hypoxia

Aquaculture Reports, 2023
Dissolved oxygen (DO) is an essential ecological factor encountered by fish and other aquatic animals, and hypoxia can adversely affect the physiology, biochemistry and behavior of aquatic animals.
Yun Lu, Yan Li, Mingxiu Bao, Fengqin Shang, Renjie Wei, Fujun Liu, Yang Liu, Xiuli Wang   +7 more
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Pufferfish versus lionfish: comparing risks for Turkish marine economics [PDF]

Marine Economics and Management, 2022
Purpose – This study aims to explore the risk level of pufferfish and lionfish by comparing them among Turkish marines. In addition, this study focuses on comparing pufferfish with lionfish to determine which one is more dangerous for marine economics in
Merve Kaplan, Seda Yildirim, Durmus Cagri Yildirim   +2 more
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In Vivo Detection of Tetrodotoxin in Takifugu obscurus Based on Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled with Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Molecules, 2022
Pufferfish is nutritious and delicious, but the tetrodotoxin (TTX) that may exist in its body poses a serious safety hazard. It is important to use scientific and effective methods to detect the TTX in pufferfish, but most of the existing methods require
Hengli Meng, Shui Jiang, Yin Zhang, Yun Hu, Yuan Liu   +4 more
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