Mussel-associated azaspiracid intoxication in the United States

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 361-

  Klontz, Karl C ^a   Abraham, Ann ^a   Plakas, Steven M ^a   Dickey, Robert W ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZASPIRACID; MARINE TOXIN; SHELLFISH POISONING; SPIRO COMPOUND;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUSSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXIN ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VERNER MORRISON SYNDROME; VOMITING; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MARINE TOXINS; SHELLFISH POISONING; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 61449087418     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-5-200903030-00023     Document Type: Letter

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