Marine biotoxins in shellfish – Domoic acid

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

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acute reference dose; bivalve molluscs; domoic acid (DA); epi domoic acid (epi DA); human health; isodomoic acids (iso DAs); Marine biotoxins; methods of analysis; portion size; risk assessment; shellfish

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EID: 84887585984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1181     Document Type: Article

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