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What animals has tetrodotoxin?
Tetrodotoxin is a potent neurotoxin with no known antidote. It gets its name from "Tetraodontiforme", the name of the order of fish that carry the toxin. Tetraodontiforme includes animals such as the pufferfish, procupinefish, and ocean sunfish.
What is the structure of the bonds in tetrodotoxin?
See the wikipedia article on tetrodotoxin, TTX.
Why must a sushi chef go through years of training to prepare puffer fish for human consumption?
Careful preparation of the pufferfish requires removal of the toxic portions that contain tetrodotoxin. The poison is most concentrated in the liver, ovaries and skin of the fish.
Can you taste tetrodotoxin?
no
Is all natural good for you?
Not necessarily. All natural High Fructose Corn Syrup is not. Neither is all natural Tetrodotoxin (Pufferfish venom) or Botulinum (from Botulism). I sure do love my all natural Meuslix with all natural Yogurt and generic branded Blueberries though!
How big is a pufferfish?
a pufferfish is 2 feet
When was Mbu pufferfish created?
Mbu pufferfish was created in 1899.
Are puffer fish poisoning?
Yes. Pufferfish do contain fatal poison. Pufferfish have a chemical known as Tetrodotoxin stored in their organs, such as the liver. The poison is mainly used as last-minute self defence if the standard puffing and needle defence fails. Tetrodotoxin is known to be roughly 10 times more deadly than cyanide. There is no known antidote for tetrodotoxin infection. Humans can be affected by the poison if they eat untreated puffer fish (sushi dishes) or by having the chemicals ingested or injected into them. Tetrodotoxin causes paralysis of the diaphragm, leading to respiratory failure and often death. If a human is not fatally affected by the tetrodotoxin, they could find themselves locked in a "near-death" state for a few days. In this case, the person appears dead, but is really conscious. In the past there have been plenty of cases where people accidently ingesting tetrodotoxin have been mistaken for being deceased, only to wake up in a morgue (or even more sinister, a coffin underground) after a few days when the effects of the poison wear off. Luckily nowadays we have advanced scientific instruments which can tell if a human is deceased or alive and locked in a near-deceased state.
When was Dwarf pufferfish created?
Dwarf pufferfish was created in 1941.
When was Green pufferfish created?
Green pufferfish was created in 1822.
What fish eat pufferfish?
tiger sharks and sea snakes eats pufferfish
Do pufferfish reproduce?
of course they do how do you think they make babies if they didnt there would be no pufferfish.
