Toxicology and detection methods of the alkaloid neurotoxin produced by cyanobacteria, anatoxin-a

Environment International

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1070-1089

  Osswald, Joana ^a   Rellán, Sandra ^c   Gago, Ana ^c   Vasconcelos, Vitor ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anatoxin a; Cyanobacteria; Detection methods; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH RISKS;

ANATOXIN-A; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CYANOBACTERIA; TOXICOLOGY;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ANATOXIN A; FRESH WATER;

ALKALOID; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CYANOBACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICOLOGY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34848901354     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.06.003     Document Type: Review

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