## Abstract Mussels are quite resistant to cyanotoxins and their resistance may be because of an efficient metabolization of cyanotoxins by glutathione‐__S__‐transferases (GST) activity. Nevertheless, other secondary metabolites may interfere with the detoxication efficiency. The accumulation and d
The use of cholinesterase and carboxylesterase activities from Mytilus galloprovincialis in pollution monitoring
✍ Scribed by Estefania Escartín; Cinta Porte
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-7268
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