Scombrotoxicosis-like illness following the ingestion of smoked salmon that demonstrated low histamine levels and high toxicity on mouse bioassay

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1316-1318

  Gessner, Bradford D ^a   Hokama, Yoshitsugi ^b   Isto, Sarah ^b  

^a Alaska Division of Public Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; URTICARIA;

EID: 0030470665     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.6.1316     Document Type: Article

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