Development of toxic cyanobacteria in western France. Detection of toxicity with Artemia salina tests

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Vezie, C ^a   Sivonen, K ^b   Brient, L ^a   Bertru, G ^a   Lefeuvre, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Dept of Appl Chem and Microbiol ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Artemia salina; bioassay; Cyanobacteria; detection; mouse test; toxin

Indexed keywords

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; CYANOBACTERIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SALINA;

EID: 0029791521     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/1996009     Document Type: Article

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