Publications by authors named "Ririko Ideguchi"
[Toxicity of Takifugu exascurusCollected from the Sea of Kumano].
Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi
March 2021
Article Synopsis
- The marine pufferfish Takifugu exascurus is considered unsafe for human consumption due to insufficient data on its toxicity.
- Ten specimens collected from Japan were tested for toxicity and tetrodotoxin (TTX) levels using two methods: mouse bioassay and HPLC-FLD.
- The study found that while the skin, liver, and ovaries of the fish were toxic, the testes and muscle were mostly non-toxic, although low levels of TTX were detected in the muscle of two specimens.