Sanitary problems related to the presence of Ostreopsis spp. in the Mediterranean Sea: A multidisciplinary scientific approach

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 407-414

  Del Favero, Giorgia ^a   Sosa, Silvio ^a   Pelin, Marco ^a   D'Orlando, Elisabetta ^a   Florio, Chiara ^a   Lorenzon, Paola ^a   Poli, Mark ^b   Tubaro, Aurelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Cutaneous toxicity; Myotoxicity; Ostreopsis; Palytoxin (PLTX)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872024232     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_12_04_08     Document Type: Article

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