Occurrence of potent toxins in the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
View/
Request this document
Date
1982Page views
126Metadata
Show full item recordCited times in Scopus
Share
Abstract
Lethality in mice of extracts of 388 specimens of the horseshoe crab C. rotundicauda collected in Thailand have been examined, and four crabs were found to be lethal. Two toxins, of which the major one is similar to saxitoxin, have been isolated from a highly toxic specimen.
Keywords
Mangrove horseshoe crabSuggested Citation
Fusetani, N., Endo, H., Hashimoto, K., & Takahashi, K. (1982). Occurrence of potent toxins in the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda. Toxicon , 20(3), 662-664. https://doi.org/10.1016/0041-0101(82)90061-7
Subject
Taxonomic term
Collections
- TD Journal Articles [11]
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Catching crabs, crabs, crabs
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1992) -
Soft-shell crab production using hatchery-reared mud crab
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center; Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), 2015)"The production of soft-shell crabs is well established in other Asian countries but its sustainability is already being threatened due to the decreasing mud crab population in the wild where the seedstocks are sourced. ... -
Monosex culture of the mud crab Scylla serrata at three stocking densities with Gracilaria as crab shelter
(Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, 1999)The effects of three levels of stocking density (0.5, 1.5 or 3.0/m2) and monosex culture (male or female) on the growth, survival and production of Scylla serrata were investigated. Juvenile crabs were stocked in 150 m2 ...
