A perspective on the toxicology of marine toxins

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1800-1804

  Botana, Luis M ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Referencia de Escherichia coli   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZASPIRACID; CIGUATOXIN; DINOPHYSISTOXIN 1; DOMOIC ACID; PALYTOXIN; SAXITOXIN; TETRODOTOXIN; YESSOTOXIN;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOASSAY; DRUG LEGISLATION; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LD 50; LIPID METABOLISM; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; TOXICOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; FOOD SAFETY; MARINE TOXINS; MICE; OXOCINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; STOMACH;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84866370912     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: 15205010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx3001863     Document Type: Review

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