Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Cyclic imines (spirolides, gymnodimines, pinnatoxins and pteriatoxins)

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

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Author keywords

cyclic imines (CIs); gymnodimines (GYMs); human health; Marine biotoxins; methods of analysis; pinnatoxins (PnTXs); pteriatoxins (PtTXs); risk assessment; shellfish; spirolides (SPXs)

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EID: 84975915281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1628     Document Type: Article

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