| [toxicity and toxin profiles of xanthid crabs collected around nakanoshima in the tokara islands, japan]. | a total of 36 specimens of 5 xanthid crab species, zosimus aeneus (n=16), xanthias lividus (n=4), leptodius sanguineus (n=3), daira perlata (n=10) and eriphia sebana (n=3), were collected around nakanoshima island, which is located at the northeastern part of the tokara islands, kagoshima prefecture, japan in may and july 2000, and their toxicity was determined by mouse bioassay. nine of 16 z. aeneus specimens and all of 4 x. lividus specimens showed lethal potency to mice (2.1-11 mu/g, 2.8-8.6 ... | 2009 | 19897950 |
| [survey of food poisoning incidents in japan due to ingestion of marine boxfish and their toxicity]. | from 1990 to 2008, 9 food poisoning incidents due to ingestion of marine boxfish occurred in nagasaki, miyazaki, mie and kagoshima prefectures, japan, and a total of 13 persons were poisoned. their main symptom was severe muscle pain arising from rhabdomyolysis, which was usually accompanied by the discharge of black urine and abnormal elevation of serum creatine phosphokinase. twelve out of the 13 victims recovered in a few days to two months, while one died after approximately 2 weeks. since t ... | 2009 | 19897955 |