Azaspiracid shellfish poisoning: A review on the chemistry, ecology, and toxicology with an emphasis on human health impacts

Marine Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 39-72

  Twiner, Michael J ^a   Rehmann, Nils ^b   Hess, Philipp ^b   Doucette, Gregory J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Azaspiracid (AZA); AZP; Shellfish poisoning

Indexed keywords

AZASPIRACID; CADHERIN; CALCIUM; CLAUDIN; MARINE TOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTAMINATION; CRUSTACEA; CYTOTOXICITY; DIARRHEA; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MUSSEL; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEA FOOD; SHELLFISH; SHELLFISH POISONING; TOXICITY TESTING; VOMITING;

ALGAE;

EID: 46349102246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md6020039     Document Type: Review

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