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The 13 pages that link to Tetrodotoxin, each with the reason it gives.

• Voltage-gated sodium channelRelated: Its selective blockade reveals sodium channels’ role in nerve and muscle excitation.

• TetraodontiformesRelated: Some pufferfish accumulate this toxin, creating major food-safety risks.

• PufferfishRelated: Many pufferfish carry this toxin in tissues, making ingestion dangerous to predators and people.

• FuguRelated: It is the toxin that makes some pufferfish organs hazardous to eat.

• TetraodontidaeRelated: Some pufferfish carry this toxin, which can make them dangerous to predators and people.

• Rough-skinned newtRelated: The newt’s skin toxin disrupts nerve signaling in potential predators.

• Blue-ringed octopusRelated: The octopus’s venom can contain this toxin, which disrupts nerve and muscle signaling.

• PorcupinefishRelated: Some porcupinefish contain this toxin, adding chemical defense to their physical defenses.

• Eastern newtRelated: Eastern newts use this toxin as a defense against predators.

• TakifuguRelated: Some Takifugu species accumulate this toxin in organs such as the liver and ovaries.