The Best Deadly Poisons: Number Five
Tetrodotoxin
Found in the organs of puffer fish (the famous Japanese delicacy fugu), tetrodotoxin persists even after the fish is cooked. If the toxin is consumed, paralysis and death can strike within six hours. Up to five Japanese die from badly prepared fugu every year.
This set of fun posts is dedicated to Paul Veliz, our personal pharmacologist, Number 4 tomorrow, stay tuned!
Found in the organs of puffer fish (the famous Japanese delicacy fugu), tetrodotoxin persists even after the fish is cooked. If the toxin is consumed, paralysis and death can strike within six hours. Up to five Japanese die from badly prepared fugu every year.
This set of fun posts is dedicated to Paul Veliz, our personal pharmacologist, Number 4 tomorrow, stay tuned!
posted by Derek Alfonso on 7/31/2006
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