The blue-lined octopus contains the powerful neuromuscular blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX), which causes muscle weakness and respiratory failure. is regarded as one of the most venomous marine animals in the world, and multiple human fatalities have been attributed to the octopus. To date, there have been no recorded incidents of an envenomation of a wild animal. Here, we present a newly developed, multi-stage tandem mass spectrometry technique that provides unequivocal evidence for two cases of envenomation of two ~110\ua0kg herbivorous green sea turtles by two tiny cryptic blue-lined octopuses (~4\ua0cm body length). These cases of accidental ingestion provide evidence for the first time of the antipredator effect of TTX and highlight a previo...
Pleurobranchaea maculata (grey-side gilled sea slug) was discovered to contain the neurotoxin tetrod...
Lyngbya majuscula, a benthic filamentous cyanobacterium found throughout tropical and subtropical oc...
Abstract. Tetrodotoxication was observed in six patients who ate gastropods from the South China Sea...
The blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata contains the powerful neuromuscular blocker tetrodotox...
Some blue-ringed octopuses (Hapalochlaena spp.) contain tetrodotoxin (TTX) in their posterior saliva...
Tetrodotoxin is a naturally occurring potent neurotoxin, widely distributed in marine animals, incl...
Prey organisms have developed a variety of physiological and behavioral strategies to avoid, or miti...
Several species of octopus are considered venomous due to toxins present in the glands connected to ...
In late October and early November 2013 and 2017, hundreds of sea turtles were found dead along the ...
AbstractAmong marine toxins, tetrodotoxin (TTX) and paralytic shellfish poisons (PSPs) are known as ...
Background: Marine turtles of all species are capable of being toxic. On 17 October 2010, health aut...
Introduction. The blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) is a small animal, which can inject a toxi...
A juvenile female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was found entangled in a large mesh gillnet in P...
Cephalopods are a morphologically diverse molluscan class that includes octopuses, cuttlefishes, squ...
The authors report neuromuscular manifestations in a 45-year-old woman after consuming octopus meat ...
Pleurobranchaea maculata (grey-side gilled sea slug) was discovered to contain the neurotoxin tetrod...
Lyngbya majuscula, a benthic filamentous cyanobacterium found throughout tropical and subtropical oc...
Abstract. Tetrodotoxication was observed in six patients who ate gastropods from the South China Sea...
The blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata contains the powerful neuromuscular blocker tetrodotox...
Some blue-ringed octopuses (Hapalochlaena spp.) contain tetrodotoxin (TTX) in their posterior saliva...
Tetrodotoxin is a naturally occurring potent neurotoxin, widely distributed in marine animals, incl...
Prey organisms have developed a variety of physiological and behavioral strategies to avoid, or miti...
Several species of octopus are considered venomous due to toxins present in the glands connected to ...
In late October and early November 2013 and 2017, hundreds of sea turtles were found dead along the ...
AbstractAmong marine toxins, tetrodotoxin (TTX) and paralytic shellfish poisons (PSPs) are known as ...
Background: Marine turtles of all species are capable of being toxic. On 17 October 2010, health aut...
Introduction. The blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) is a small animal, which can inject a toxi...
A juvenile female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was found entangled in a large mesh gillnet in P...
Cephalopods are a morphologically diverse molluscan class that includes octopuses, cuttlefishes, squ...
The authors report neuromuscular manifestations in a 45-year-old woman after consuming octopus meat ...
Pleurobranchaea maculata (grey-side gilled sea slug) was discovered to contain the neurotoxin tetrod...
Lyngbya majuscula, a benthic filamentous cyanobacterium found throughout tropical and subtropical oc...
Abstract. Tetrodotoxication was observed in six patients who ate gastropods from the South China Sea...