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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"marine toxins"”.
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Uptake and depuration of cyanotoxins in the common blue mussel Mytilus edulis.
… also produce toxic metabolites such as the hepatotoxins microcystin (MC) and nodularin (NOD). Their toxicity - in combination with the increasing global occurrence - has resulted in a drinking water guideline limit of 1 μg L-1 being issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, these …
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Molecular Mechanisms of Physalia Physalis Venom Modulation of Cardiac and Vascular Functions
<p>Portuguese man-of-war <em>(Physalia physalis)</em>venom has profound effects on the cardiovascular system of man and animals. The venom produces vascular relaxation in norepinephrine precontracted, intact rabbit femoral arterial rings by stimulating vasodilatory prostaglandin synthesis in the …
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Development of smartphone hyphenated colorimetric, plasmonic and electrochemical biosensors for food contaminant detection
… food contaminants including pesticides, mycotoxins, pathogens, allergens, antibiotics and aquatic toxins is discussed in this thesis. Special attention is given to smartphone-based devices (SBDs), which have the potential to create a paradigm shift in food contaminant sensing, and the …