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Toxic Substance in Blood of Scalded Crayfish (Orconectes virtlus and Procambarus clarkii)

David H. Griffin, Alfred B. Chaet

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Crayfish (Orconectcs virilus and Procambarus clarkii) were scalded at 76°C for one to 3 minutes. A toxin was found in the blood of scalded crayfish, which, upon injection in normal crayfish, killed 91.1% of the recipients. The toxin taken from a scalded crayfish is a heat stable, non-dialyzable substance.

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Key concepts: Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, Toxin, Biology, Decapoda, Anatomy, Zoology, Chemistry