Clinical and epidemiological study of 27 poisonings caused by ingesting puffer fish (Tetrodontidae) in the states of Santa Catarina and Bahia, Brazil Estudo clinico-epidemiológico de 27 envenenamentos causados pela ingestão de baiacus (Tetrodontidae) nos estados de Santa Catarina e Bahia, Brasil

Puffer fish can be poisonous due to the presence of the potent neurotoxins such as Tetrodotoxin (TTX) and Saxitoxin (STX) found in its tissues. The authors report 27 human poisonings from ingestion of puffer fish in patients treated at Toxicology Centers in the states of Santa Catarina and Bahia, Br...

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Autores principales:	Claudia Carvalho Pestana Silva, Marlene Zannin, Daisy Schwab Rodrigues, Claudia Regina dos Santos, Ieda Ana Correa, Vidal Haddad Junior
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2010-02-01
Colección:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Materias:	Puffer fish Tetrodotoxin Poisonous fish Saxitoxin Human poisoning
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652010000100009
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