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A special comment on trace metals in the viscera of Turbo marmoratus, a toxic snail, on Ryukyu Island

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Trace metals in the viscera of Turbo marmoratus, a huge conical spire, in the coral reef of Ryukyu Island were analyzed. The highest amount of Zn and Fe was detectable in the midgut gland known to be polluted by saxitoxin. This intestine maintained a considerable amount of Si (higher than Ca) which fluctuated in parallel with the taurine amount. These data suggest that the viscera of the alimentary tract accumulate some metals, especially Zn and Fe.

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  1. Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Anatomy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521, Nara, Japan

    Masa-oki Yamada, Setsuko Tohno, Yoshiyuki Tohno, Yumi Moriwake & Cho Azuma

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, 634-8521, Nara, Japan

    Hiroyasu Satoh

  3. Japan Marine Technology Center, Taketomi, Iriomote Island, 907-1101, Okinawa, Japan

    Ken Fujimori

  4. Center for Animal Resources and Development, Kumamoto University, Honjo, 860-0811, Kumamoto, Japan

    Gen Yamada

  5. Laboratory of Environmental Biology, Department of Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kinki University, Higashi-Osaka, 577-8502, Osaka, Japan

    Takeshi Minami

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Yamada, Mo., Fujimori, K., Yamada, G. et al. A special comment on trace metals in the viscera of Turbo marmoratus, a toxic snail, on Ryukyu Island. Biol Trace Elem Res 95, 241–246 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:95:3:241

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