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ReviewMarine drugs2015

Potential Threats Posed by Tetrodotoxins in UK Waters: Examination of Detection Methodology Used in Their Control.

Andrew D Turner, Cowan Higgins, Wendy Higman, James Hungerford

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Review in Marine drugs, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrew D TurnerCentre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK. Andrew.turner@cefas.co.uk.
Cowan HigginsAgri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK. cowan_higgins@msn.com.
Wendy HigmanCentre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), Barrack Road, The Nothe, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK. Wendy.higman@cefas.co.uk.
James HungerfordPacific Laboratory Northwest, United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), 22201 23rd Dr, S.E., Bothell, WA 98021, USA. James.hungerford@fda.hhs.gov.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tetrodotoxin is a neurotoxin responsible for many human fatalities, most commonly following the consumption of pufferfish. Whilst the source of the toxin has not been conclusively proven, it is thought to be associated with various species of marine bacteria. Whilst the toxins are well studied in fish and gastropods, in recent years, there have been a number of reports of tetrodotoxin occurring in bivalve shellfish, including those harvested from the UK and other parts of Europe. This paper reviews evidence concerning the prevalence of tetrodotoxins in the UK together with methodologies currently available for testing. Biological, biomolecular and chemical methods are reviewed, including recommendations for further work. With the recent development of quantitative chromatographic methods for these and other hydrophilic toxins, as well as the commercial availability of rapid testing kits, there are a number of options available to ensure consumers are protected against this threat.

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AnimalsChromatographyEnvironmental MonitoringHumansMarine ToxinsShellfishShellfish PoisoningTetraodontiformesTetrodotoxinUnited KingdomMarine ToxinsTetrodotoxinpufferfish poisoningshellfishtetrodotoxinsTTX

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PMID26690455
PMCPMC4699243

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