Publications by authors named "Shin Izawa"
Article Synopsis
- Tetrodotoxin (TTX), a powerful neurotoxin found in pufferfish, is believed to serve as a defense mechanism against predators, although pufferfish may also be attracted to a related compound called 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX.
- A study analyzed the distribution of TTXs in spawning pufferfish from two Japanese locations, finding that the Kamogawa population had higher TTX levels than the Enoshima population, with no notable sex differences overall.
- However, the study revealed that males primarily stored TTX in their skin and liver, while females accumulated both TTX and 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX mostly in their ovaries and skin.
