Scientific Opinion on marine biotoxins in shellfish – Palytoxin group

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

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Author keywords

acute reference dose; human health; Marine biotoxins; methods of analysis; mouse bioassay (MBA); mussels; palytoxin (PlTX) toxin group toxins; portion size; risk assessment; sea urchins; shellfish

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EID: 85017103208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1393     Document Type: Article

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