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A rapid method for tetrodotoxin (TTX) determination by LC-MS/MS from small volumes of human serum, and confirmation of pufferfish poisoning by TTX monitoring

Kazunari TsujimuraResearch Department, Division of Food and Drug Hygiene, Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health, Omura, Nagasaki, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kimiko YamanouchiResearch Department, Division of Food and Drug Hygiene, Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health, Omura, Nagasaki, JapanView further author information
Pages 977-983 | Received 29 Dec 2014, Accepted 01 Mar 2015, Published online: 14 Apr 2015

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