Evaluation of mist alert™ rapid test kits for the detection of paralytic and amnesic shellfish poisoning toxins in shellfish

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 455-460

  Mackintosh, F H ^a   Smith, E A ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amnesic shellfish poisoning toxins; High performance liquid chromatography; MIST Alert; Mouse bioassay; Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins; Shellfish monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISONING; TESTING METHOD;

OSTREIDAE; PECTINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036968137     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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