Comparative Study of Various Immune Parameters in Three Bivalve Species during a Natural Bloom of Dinophysis acuminata in Santa Catarina Island, Brazil

Comparative Study of Various Immune Parameters in Three Bivalve Species during a Natural Bloom of Dinophysis acuminata in Santa Catarina Island, Brazil

This study aimed to verify if Dinophysis acuminata natural blooms affected the immune system of three bivalves: the oyster, Crassostrea gigas, the mussel, Perna perna, and the clam, Anomalocardia brasiliana. Animals were obtained from a renowned mariculture farm in the southern bay of Santa Catarina...

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Main Authors: Danielle Ferraz Mello, Luis Antonio de Oliveira Proença, Margherita Anna Barracco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-05-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
harmful algal bloom
Dinophysis acuminata
bivalves
immune parameters
Crassostrea gigas
Perna perna
Anomalocardia brasiliana
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/5/1166/

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