Accumulation, Biotransformation, Histopathology and Paralysis in the Pacific Calico Scallop <em>Argopecten ventricosus</em> by the Paralyzing Toxins of the Dinoflagellate <em>Gymnodinium catenatum</em>

Accumulation, Biotransformation, Histopathology and Paralysis in the Pacific Calico Scallop <em>Argopecten ventricosus</em> by the Paralyzing Toxins of the Dinoflagellate <em>Gymnodinium catenatum</em>

The dinoflagellate <em>Gymnodinium catenatum</em> produces paralyzing shellfish poisons that are consumed and accumulated by bivalves. We performed short-term feeding experiments to examine ingestion, accumulation, biotransformation, histopathology, and paralysis in the j...

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Main Authors: Rosalba Alonso-Rodriguez, Felipe Ascencio, Gerardo Contreras, Norma Estrada, Amada Y. Escobedo-Lozano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
<em>Argopecten ventricosus</em>
<em>Gymnodinium catenatum</em>
histopathology
paralyzing shellfish poison
paralysis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/5/1044

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