Medicine - Health
Tetrodotoxin: Common poison in puffer fish
Tetrodotoxin, often abbreviated as TTX, is a strong neurotoxin.
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Medicine - Health
Application of poison in puffer fish for pain reliever
Astellas Pharma, Japan, has invested $ 15 million to find ways to take advantage of the powerful neurotoxin in puffer fish as an analgesic.
Medicine - Health
Puffer fish sauce also contains deadly toxins
The latest research results of scientists at Biochemistry Department, Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography confirmed:
Cancer
Specialties can be deadly
Puffer fish, live octopus, maggot cheese, giant cow frog ... are some of the unique specialties that can make you lose your life when you taste it.
Food safety
7 popular but extremely dangerous seafood dishes
Despite the dangers of health risks, the following seafoods are still widely used in food processing and are popular.