Identification of ciguatoxins in a shark involved in a fatal food poisoning in the Indian Ocean

Identification of ciguatoxins in a shark involved in a fatal food poisoning in the Indian Ocean

Abstract Severe food poisoning events after the consumption of sharks have been reported since the 1940s; however, there has been no clear understanding of their cause. Herein, we report for the first time the presence of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in sharks. The identification by mass spectrometry of CTXs,...

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Main Authors: Jorge Diogène, Laia Reverté, Maria Rambla-Alegre, Vanessa del Río, Pablo de la Iglesia, Mònica Campàs, Oscar Palacios, Cintia Flores, Josep Caixach, Christian Ralijaona, Iony Razanajatovo, Agathe Pirog, Hélène Magalon, Nathalie Arnich, Jean Turquet
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/9b858e1e61ac4257a918ccab63cf0df0
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