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Record 1 2017-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Toxicology
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
  • Food Safety
DEF

A neurotoxin found in clams and mussels that have fed on members of the genus Gonyaulax and related dinoflagellates whose local population explosions are associated with a red tide.

Key term(s)
  • mitilotoxin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Toxicologie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
  • Salubrité alimentaire
DEF

[Neurotoxine] produite par les dinoflagellés marins Gonyaulax catanelle, tamarella et polyedra (leur développement exagéré correspond aux marées rouges), se retrouvant dans les coquillages marins, huîtres, moules, [palourdes].

Key term(s)
  • mitilotoxine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Toxicología
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
  • Inocuidad Alimentaria
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