| [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 |