DISTRIBUTION, METABOLISM AND COMPOSITION OF ENDEMIC LIPOPHILIC TOXINS, IN FARMED AND BENTHIC MUSSEL POPULATIONS (MYTILUS SP.) FROM LOS LAGOS AND AYSEN REGION, TWO ECONOMICALLY RELEVANT REGIONS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
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Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
Objetivos: | To identify and quantify the composition, distribution and metabolism of lipophilic toxins in shellfish coming from farming centers as well as in those coming from natural banks, and to correlate their toxic levels with the amount of exposure to lipophilic toxin producing HABs. |
Instrumento: | FONDECYT |
Año de Inicio/Término: | 2012-2016 |
Financiamiento/Sponsor: | CONICYT |
Rol del Usuario: | INVESTIGADOR(A) RESPONSABLE |
URL: | http://repositorio.conicyt.cl/handle/10533/204682 |
DOI: |
1120030 |
Notas: | Shellfish are renowned all over the world by their high nutritional value, namely their high levels of Poly-Unsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA). Shellfish feed by filtering-in the nutrients they need from the surrounding water, including microalgae or phytoplankton. |