Abstract
Approximately 400 to 500 species of marine fish may be poisonous to humans after ingestion. Most poisonous fish are nonmigratory reef fish and can be either herbivores or carnivores. Some of them have tissues that are toxic at all times, others are poisonous during certain periods of the year or in certain geographical areas, and still others have only specific organs that are toxic, and their toxicity may vary with time, location, and habitat (reviewed in ref. 1).
Keywords
- Chromaffin Cell
- Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography
- Bovine Chromaffin Cell
- Frog Neuromuscular Junction
- MEPP Frequency
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Meunier, F.A. et al. (2002). Secretagogue Activity of Trachynilysin, a Neurotoxic Protein Isolated from Stonefish (Synanceia trachynis) Venom. In: Massaro, E.J. (eds) Handbook of Neurotoxicology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-132-9_27
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