Marine biotoxins in shellfish - okadaic acid and analogues - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food chain

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Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

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acute reference dose; bivalve molluscs; DTX1; DTX2; DTX3; human health; mammalian biotests; Marine biotoxins; methods of analysis; Okadaic acid; portion size; risk assessment; shellfish

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EID: 85032993007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.589     Document Type: Article

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