First detection of azaspiracids in mussels in north west Africa

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1067-1070

  Taleb, H ^a   Vale, P ^b   Amanhir, R ^a   Benhadouch, A ^a   Sagou, R ^a   Chafik, A ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Halieutique   (Morocco)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Azaspiracids; AZP; DSP; LC MS; Morocco; Mussels; Mytilus galloprovinciallis

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIVALVE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DETECTION METHOD; TOXIN;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC COAST [MOROCCO]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AFRICA]; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

MYTILUS;

EID: 33845897646     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/0730-8000(2006)25[1067:FDOAIM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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