Intracellular immunohistochemical detection of tetrodotoxin in Pleurobranchaea maculata (Gastropoda) and Stylochoplana sp. (Turbellaria) [PDF]
, 2015 Tetrodotoxin (TTX), is a potent neurotoxin targeting sodium channels that has been identified in multiple marine and terrestrial organisms. It was recently detected in the Opisthobranch Pleurobranchaea maculata and a Platyhelminthes Stylochoplana sp ...
Cary, S. Craig +3 more
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Toxicon, 2015 Pufferfish (Takifugu spp.) possess a potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin (TTX). TTX has been detected in various organisms including food animals of pufferfish, and TTX-producing bacteria have been isolated from these animals. TTX in marine pufferfish accumulates in the pufferfish via the food web starting with marine bacteria.
Itoi, Shiro +6 more
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Identification of a non-mammalian leptin-like gene:characterization and expression in the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) [PDF]
, 2006 Leptin is well established as a multifunctional cytokine in mammals. However, little is known about the evolution of the leptin gene in other vertebrates. A recently published set of ESTs from the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) contains a sequence
Boswell, Timothy +5 more
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Toxicity of the Puffer fish, Takifugu pardalis (Jolbok) and Takifugu niphobles (Bokseom) from Coastal Area of Korea [PDF]
Journal of the Korean Fisheries Society, 2007 The toxicity of two species of puffer fish, Takifugu pardalis and T. niphobles, collected from the coastal regions of Korea was determined using a mouse bioassay. In T. pardalis collected at Tongyeong, the proportion of toxic specimens containing exceeded 90% for the skin, fins, liver, intestine, ovary, and gallbladder, 11.1% for the testis, and 6.9 ...
Ji-Hoe Kim +6 more
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Length–weight relations for 14 fish species (Actinopterygii) from the coastal waters off Gwangyang Bay, South Korea [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2021 Length–weight relations were estimated for 14 fish species sampled from the coastal waters off the Gwangyang Bay in South Korea. The following species were studied: Okamejei kenojei (Müller et Henle, 1841); Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775); Thryssa ...
Tae-Sik Yu +3 more
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Toxicity of the Puffer fish, Takifugu xanthopterus (Kkachibok) and Takifugu stictonotus (Kkachilbok) from Coastal Area of Korea [PDF]
Journal of the Korean Fisheries Society, 2007 The toxicity of two species of puffer fish, Takifugu xanthopterus and T. stictonotus, collected from coastal regions of Korea, was determined using a mouse bioassay. The highest toxin scores in the muscle, skin, fins, and testis in both species were below 50 mouse units (MU) per gram, and for each organ of both species the proportion of toxic specimens
Ji-Hoe Kim +6 more
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A trans-species missense SNP in Amhr2 is associated with sex determination in the tiger pufferfish, Takifugu rubripes (fugu). [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2012 Heterogametic sex chromosomes have evolved independently in various lineages of vertebrates. Such sex chromosome pairs often contain nonrecombining regions, with one of the chromosomes harboring a master sex-determining (SD) gene. It is hypothesized that
Takashi Kamiya +15 more
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Three new species of blood flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) infecting pufferfishes (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) from off Bali, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2016 We describe three new species of blood flukes (Aporocotylidae) and propose their classification within the genus Psettarium Goto & Ozaki, 1929. All three species were collected from the circulatory systems of pufferfishes caught off Bali, central ...
Bray, R. A. +6 more
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Toxicon, 2011 Tetrodotoxin (TTX) was intramuscularly administered to artificially hybridized specimens of the pufferfish Takifugu rubripes and Takifugu niphobles to investigate toxin accumulation in hybrids, and TTX transfer/accumulation profiles in the pufferfish body.
Junjie, Wang +8 more
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Identification and characterization of type I and II IFN genes in obscure puffer (Takifugu obscurus)
Aquaculture Reports, 2022 Interferons (IFNs) play critical roles in the host defense against virus infection, and exhibit promising prospects for the prevention of viral diseases in aquaculture. Pufferfish is an important cultured fish in East Asia. However, the IFN genes haven’t
Fan-Xiang Gao +6 more
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