Toxic Effects of Domoic Acid in the Seabream Sparus aurata

Toxic Effects of Domoic Acid in the Seabream Sparus aurata

Neurotoxicity induced in fish by domoic acid (DA) was assessed with respect to occurrence of neurotoxic signs, lethality, and histopathology by light microscopy. Sparus aurata were exposed to a single dose of DA by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 0, 0.45, 0.9, and 9.0 mg DA kg−1 bw. Mortality (6...

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Main Authors: Vítor Vasconcelos, Isabel Nogueira, Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha, Rosa Cervantes, Socorro Rivera, Joana Azevedo, Rogério Monteiro, António Afonso, Ana Gago-Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-10-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
domoic acid
amnesic shellfish poisoning
Pseudo-nitzschia
algal neurotoxin
Sparus aurata
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/10/2721/

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