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SAXITOXINA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Toxicology
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Food Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- saxitoxin
1, record 1, English, saxitoxin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- STX 2, record 1, English, STX
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mytilotoxin 3, record 1, English, mytilotoxin
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - saxitoxin
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mitilotoxin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Toxicologie
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Salubrité alimentaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saxitoxine
1, record 1, French, saxitoxine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- STX 2, record 1, French, STX
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mytilotoxine 3, record 1, French, mytilotoxine
correct, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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]. 2, record 1, French, - saxitoxine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mitilotoxine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Toxicología
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
- Inocuidad Alimentaria
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- saxitoxina
1, record 1, Spanish, saxitoxina
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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