Liao Y, Li X
Fisheries College of Zhanjiang Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524025, China.
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2000 May 30;29(3):184-5.
In order to study the toxicity of horseshoe crabs(tachypleus tridentatus and carcinoscorpius rotundicauda) in the sea of China, the extracts of tissues from tachypleus tridentatus and carcinoscorpius rotundicauda were injected into the abdominal cavity of mice for testing their poisoning effects. The results showed that the toxicity of carcinoscorpius rotundicauda was much higher than that of tachypleus tridentatus. The length of time from the injection to the death was much shorter for Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda than that for tachypleus tridentatus. The signs before death for Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda poisoning were restless, jumping and spasm but that for Tachypleus tridentatus was lethargy. The toxicity of adult horseshoe crabs was much higher than that of young horseshoe crabs.
为研究中国海域鲎（中国鲎和圆尾鲎）的毒性，将中国鲎和圆尾鲎的组织提取物注入小鼠腹腔以测试其中毒效应。结果表明，圆尾鲎的毒性远高于中国鲎。圆尾鲎注射后至死亡的时间比中国鲎短得多。圆尾鲎中毒死亡前的症状为躁动、跳跃和痉挛，而中国鲎的症状为嗜睡。成年鲎的毒性远高于幼年鲎。
