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Maculotoxin: A Neurotoxin from the Venom Glands of the Octopus Hapalochlaena maculosa Identified as Tetrodotoxin

1978; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 199; Issue: 4325 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.619451

1095-9203

D.D. Sheumack, M.E.H. Howden, Ian Spence, Ronald J. Quinn,

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Maculotoxin, a potent neurotoxin isolated from the posterior salivary glands of the blue-ringed octopus. Hapalochlaena maculosa, has now been identified as tetrodotoxin. This is the first reported case in which tetrodotoxin has been found to occur in a venom.