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SUBMITTER: Alarcan J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5852474 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alarcan Jimmy J Biré Ronel R Le Hégarat Ludovic L Fessard Valérie V
Marine drugs 20180131 2
Lipophilic phycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by phytoplanktonic species. They accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish and can cause human intoxication. Regulatory limits have been set for individual toxins, and the toxicological features are well characterized for some of them. However, phycotoxin contamination is often a co-exposure phenomenon, and toxicological data regarding mixtures effects are very scarce. Moreover, the type and occurrence of phycotoxins can greatly vary from on ...[more]