TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Marine tetrodotoxin as a risk for human health
JO  - Journal of veterinary research
A1  - Madejska, Anna
A1  - Michalski, Mirosław
A1  - Osek, Jacek
SP  - 579
EP  - 586
VL  - 63
IS  - 4
N2  - Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a toxin mainly occurring naturally in contaminated puffer fish, which are a culinary delicacy in Japan. It is also detected in various marine organisms like globefish, starfish, sunfish, stars, frogs, crabs, snails, Australian blue-ringed octopuses, and bivalve molluscs. TTX is produced by marine bacteria that are consumed mainly by fish of the Tetraodontidae family and other aquatic animals. TTX poisoning through consuming marine snails has recently begun to occur over a wider geographical extent through Taiwan, China, and Europe. This neurotoxin causes food intoxication and poses an acute risk to public health. The aim of this review is to present the most recent information about TTX and its analogues with particular regard to toxicity, methods of analysis, and risk to humans of exposure.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2450-7393
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0060
ID  - ref1
ER  -