Hepatotoxic Seafood Poisoning (HSP) Due to Microcystins: A Threat from the Ocean?

Cyanobacterial blooms are a major and growing problem for freshwater ecosystems worldwide that increasingly concerns public health, with an average of 60% of blooms known to be toxic. The most studied cyanobacterial toxins belong to a family of cyclic heptapeptide hepatotoxins, called microcystins....

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Main Authors: Evangelos Briasoulis, Ioannis Sainis, Stathis Frillingos, Anastasia Touka, Walter Jaeger, Katerina Vareli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/8/2751