| Yazarlar (8) |
Ali Riza Kosker
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Merve Karakus
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Panagiota Katikou
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmail DAL
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Mustafa Durmus
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Yilmaz Ucar
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Deniz Ayas
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Fatih Ozogul
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| Özet |
| The silver-cheeked toadfish (), an invasive alien pufferfish species that has rapidly settled throughout the Mediterranean region, poses significant threats not only to native marine species and fisheries but also to public health due to the tetrodotoxin (TTX) they harbor. In this study, TTX concentrations in from Antalya Bay in the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea were investigated using Q-TOF-LC-MS on a monthly basis over a one-year period. Pufferfish were caught by angling from May 2018 to April 2019. The TTX levels in three different tissues (gonads, liver, and muscle) of 110 pufferfish in total were determined in both male and female individuals caught for 11 months. The highest TTX mean levels generally occurred in the gonads and the lowest in the muscle samples. As regards the maximum TTX contents, the highest concentrations determined were 68.2, 34.2, and 7.8 µg/g in the gonad, liver, and muscle tissues, respectively. The highest levels were generally observed in late autumn to winter (especially in November and December) in all tissues from both genders. Female individuals were generally found to be more toxic than male individuals. The TTX levels found confirm that the consumption of from Antalya Bay remains dangerous throughout the year, and thus constantly constitutes an important risk source for public health. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| silver-cheeked toadfish | tetrodotoxin | Lagocephalus sceleratus | monthly variation |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | MARINE DRUGS |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 10-2023 |
| Cilt No | 21 |
| Sayı | 10 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.3390/md21100527 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 5 |
