Accession Number:

ADA162216

Title:

A Non-Proteinaceious Toxin from the Venomous Spines of the Lionfish Pterois Volitans (Linnaeus)

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Nair, M. S. R.
• Cheung, P.
• Leong, I.
• Ruggieri, G. D.

Report Date:

1985-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

The venomous spines of P. volitans contain a non-proteinaceous ichthyotoxin of low molecular weight. This toxin could be isolated only from spines excised from the living fish the toxin is apparently destroyed following death, as the extracts of the spines of the dead fish were non-toxic.

Descriptors:

• *TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS
• *FISHES
• REPRINTS
• MOLECULAR WEIGHT
• SPINAL COLUMN
• LIGHTWEIGHT
• LIFE(BIOLOGY)
• DEATH

Subject Categories:

• Toxicology
• Biological Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE