Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12275179,11875042,and 12150410309);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant No.21ZR1443900).
The suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hypothalamus is the master circadian clock in mammals,coordinating physiological processes with the 24-hour day–night cycle.Comprising various cell types,the suprachiasmatic nucleus...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41176108);Key Innovation Project of Shanghai Education Commission (14zz145).
Tetrodotoxin(TTX)is a potent neurotoxin firstly discovered in the ovary of pufferfish.The genetic basis of voltage-gated sodium channel resistance to TTX has been widely studied,but it remains unclear in the evolution...
This work was approved by the UNR IACUC 00687(to CRF)and APSU IACUC 19.023(to CMG);This research was supported by a National Science Foundation grant IOS1355221(to CRF)and a generous gift from Ron Aryel.
Trait specialization often comes at the expense of original trait function,potentially causing evolutionary tradeoffs that may render specialist populations vulnerable to extinction.However,many specialized adaptation...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21878026);the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(No.KYCX19_1798);the Jiangsu Province University Blue Project;the Project of Higher Education Reform in Jiangsu Province(No.2019JSJG022),China。
Flexible shape-memory polymers were synthesized by Pickering high internal phase emulsion(HIPE)polymerization and used to adsorb and separate tetrodotoxin(TTX)from an aqueous solution.SiO_(2)nanoparticles were used to...
Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFF0201104);the Construction of Public Service Platform for Research and Test of Marine Pilot Technology of China(No.Bhsfs009);the Project of Xiamen Southern oceanographic Center,China(No.16PFW008SF15).
A sensitive analytical method was developed to determine tetrodotoxin(TTX) in human plasma samples using protein precipitation, followed by ultra performance liquid chromatography(UPLC) analysis coupled with tande...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81403186);National Science Foundation of Hubei Grants(No.2014CFB455)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the effect of loureirin B plus capsaicin on tetrodotoxin-resistant(TTX-R) sodium channel.METHODS: By using whole-cell patch-clamp recordings, in acutely isolated dorsal root ganglion(...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41106109);the China National Food Safety Standards Development Project(No.ZHENGHE-2015-356)
In this study, we established a comprehensive method for simultaneous identification and quantification of tetrodotoxin (TTX) in fresh pufferfish tissues and pufferfish-based products using liquid chromatography/qua...
Objective:To assess the toxicity of the pufferfish Takifugu oblongus,from Chennai coast,Tamil Nadu,India and to detect the presence of Tetrodotoxin(TTX).Methods:The toxicity was evaluated by mouse bioassay using Swiss...
Acknowledgements This work was supported in part by grants-in-aid for scientific research from the National Basic Research Program of China (No 2015CB856401), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 31530035, 31571103, 81420108015, 31471064, 31421091, 81171255, and 31271164), the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology (No 14JC1400900 and 13dz2260700), and the Key Laboratory Program of the Education Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No ZDSYS14005).
Aim: Ethanol, one of the most frequently used and abused substances in our society, has a profound impact on sedation. However, the neuronal mechanisms underlying its sedative effect remain unclear. In this study, we...
Puffer fish poisoning is a common seafood poisoning.The problem is due to tetradotoxin in puffy fish meat.It can be seen in many countries with seacoasts.The problem is resulted from tetradotoxin(TTX)in puffer fish me...