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PMID: 1138374 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Tetrodotoxin: Occurrence in atelopid frogs of Costa Rica.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 189 ·No. 4197 ·1975-07-11 ·Pages 151-2

Kim YH, Brown GB, Mosher FA

Abstract

The potent neurotoxin tetrodotoxin, which has previously been found in puffer fish of the order Tetraordontiformes, a goby (Gobius criniger), and the California newt (Taricha torosa), has now been identified in the skins of frogs of the genus Atelopus from Costa Rica.

MeSH Terms
Animals Anura Chromatography Costa Rica Female Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Male Skin/analysis Tetrodotoxin/analysis,isolation & purification,toxicity Tissue Extracts/analysis
Chemicals
Tissue Extracts Tetrodotoxin
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Kim Y H
Brown G B
Mosher F A
Article Info
Journal
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Abbr.
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
DOI
10.1126/science.1138374
Published
1975-07-11
Pages
151-2
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0404511
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.1138374 View journal details
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