Tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin in two native species of puffer fish, Sphoeroides marmoratus and Lagocephalus lagocephalus, from NE Atlantic Ocean (Madeira Island, Portugal)

The presence in EU waters of invasive tetrodotoxin (TTX) -harbouring puffer fishes has been receiving increasingly attention due to potential new threats posed by this potent neurotoxin. The present study investigates the occurrence of tetrodotoxin, saxitoxin (STX), and their analogues in two native...

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Main Author: Pinto, Estefania Pereira (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Susana Margarida (author), Gouveia, Neide (author), Timoteo, Viriato (author), Reis Costa, Pedro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14230
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14230