New invertebrate vectors of Okadaic acid from the North Atlantic Waters - Portugal (Azores and Madeira) and Morocco

Okadaic acid and its analogues are potent phosphatase inhibitors that cause Diarrheic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) through the ingestion of contaminated shellfish by humans. This group of toxins is transmitted worldwide but the number of poisoning incidents has declined over the last 20 years due to legi...

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Main Author: Silva, Marisa (author)
Other Authors: Rodriguez, Inés (author), Barreiro, Aldo (author), Kaufmann, Manfred Josef (author), Neto, Ana Isabel (author), Hassouani, Meryem (author), Sabour, Brahim (author), Alfonso, Amparo (author), Botana, Luis M. (author), Vasconcelos, Vitor (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/1273
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:digituma.uma.pt:10400.13/1273