[HTML][HTML] An updated review of tetrodotoxin and its peculiarities

P Katikou, C Gokbulut, AR Kosker, M Campàs… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a crystalline, weakly basic, colorless organic substance and is one of
the most potent marine toxins known. Although TTX was first isolated from pufferfish, it has …

[PDF][PDF] Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

K Tsirintanis, E Azzurro, F Crocetta, M Dimiza… - Aquatic …, 2022 - amu.hal.science
Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the anatomical distribution of tetrodotoxin in animals

DI Melnikova, TY Magarlamov - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent paralytic sodium channel blocker, is an intriguing marine toxin.
Widely distributed in nature, TTX has attracted attention in various scientific fields, from …

Fishery reforms for the management of non-indigenous species

P Kleitou, F Crocetta, S Giakoumi, I Giovos… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are undergoing major transformations due to the establishment and
spread of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS). Some of these organisms have adverse effects, for …

Hybrid antibody–aptamer assay for detection of tetrodotoxin in pufferfish

X Shkembi, V Skouridou, M Svobodova… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The marine toxin tetrodotoxin (TTX) poses a great risk to public health safety due to its
severe paralytic effects after ingestion. Seafood poisoning caused by the consumption of …

[PDF][PDF] The biology and ecology of the invasive silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), with emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean

A Ulman, T Yildiz, N Demirel, O Canak, E Yemişken… - …, 2021 - neobiota.pensoft.net
Invasive species pose threats to either human health or inflict ecological and/or economic
damage. The silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus), a Lessepsian species, is …

[HTML][HTML] Low pufferfish and lionfish predation in their native and invaded ranges suggests human control mechanisms may be necessary to control their Mediterranean …

A Ulman, HE Harris, N Doumpas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The silver-cheeked toadfish (Lagocephalus sceleratus, from the pufferfish family
Tetraodontidae) and the Pacific red lionfish (Pterois miles, family Scorpaenidae) have …

Tetrodotoxin and its analogues in food: Recent updates on sample preparation and analytical methods since 2012

C Hu, Y Zhang, Y Zhou, Y Xiang, Z Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Tetrodotoxin (TTX), found in various organisms including pufferfish, is an extremely potent
marine toxin responsible for numerous food poisoning accidents. Due to its serious toxicity …

A global retrospective study on human cases of tetrodotoxin (TTX) poisoning after seafood consumption

L Guardone, A Maneschi, V Meucci… - Food reviews …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The presented global retrospective study on human cases of tetrodotoxin (TTX) intoxication
caused by seafood consumption was aimed at updating the relative risk according to …

Tetrodotoxin levels of three pufferfish species (Lagocephalus sp.) caught in the North-Eastern Mediterranean sea

AR Kosker, F Özogul, D Ayas, M Durmus, Y Ucar… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) levels in Lagocephalus sceleratus (Silverstripe blaasop), Lagocephalus
spadiceus (Half-smooth golden pufferfish) and Lagocephalus suezensis (Suez puffer) …