Integrative Biomarker Assessment of the Influence of Saxitoxin on Marine Bivalves: A Comparative Study of the Two Bivalve Species Oysters, Crassostrea gigas, and Scallops, Chlamys farreri

Integrative Biomarker Assessment of the Influence of Saxitoxin on Marine Bivalves: A Comparative Study of the Two Bivalve Species Oysters, Crassostrea gigas, and Scallops, Chlamys farreri

Harmful algae blooms have expanded greatly in recent decades, and their secreted toxins pose a severe threat to human health and marine ecosystems. Saxitoxin (STX) is a main paralytic shellfish poison naturally produced by marine microalgae of the genus Alexandrium. Despite numerous studies have ass...

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Main Authors: Ruiwen Cao, Dan Wang, Qianyu Wei, Qing Wang, Dinglong Yang, Hui Liu, Zhijun Dong, Xiaoli Zhang, Qianqian Zhang, Jianmin Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
saxitoxin
Crassostrea gigas
Chlamys farreri
oxidative stress
immunotoxicity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01173/full

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