Newts: Tetrodotoxin Resistance in Garter Snakes
Description
Percent reduction in crawl speed (resistance
) in the garter snake after injection of the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin from the rough-skinned newt (Taricha granulosa).source
Geffeney, S., E.D. Brodie, Jr., P.C. Ruben, and E.D. Brodie III. 2002. Mechanisms of adaptation in a predator-prey arms race: TTX-resistant sodium channels. Science 297: 1336-1339.References
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/297/5585/1336