Ciguatoxin-like substances in edible fish on the eastern Mediterranean

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 695-700

  Bentur, Yedidia ^a,c   Spanier, Ehud ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Israel Poison Information Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ciguatera; Ciguatoxin; Mediterranean; Poisoning; Rabbitfish; Siganus rivulatus

Indexed keywords

CIGUATOXIN; FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CIGUATERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DINOFLAGELLATE; FISH; IMMUNOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; TOXIC ALGA; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CIGUATOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PERCIFORMES; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; CIGUATERA; SIGANUS; SIGANUS RIVULATUS;

EID: 34548557644     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701502865     Document Type: Article

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