1st Edition

Toxins and Biologically Active Compounds from Microalgae, Volume 2 Biological Effects and Risk Management

Edited By Gian Paolo Rossini Copyright 2014
700 Pages 13 Color & 63 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

700 Pages
by CRC Press

Toxins and Biologically Active Compounds from Microalgae: Volume 2: Biological Effects and Risk Management   is devoted to the effects toxic microalgae and their poisonous products exert on living systems and how they may affect human activities. The most advanced information regarding the molecular mechanisms of action of major groups of toxins is presented, to frame for the... Read more

Molecular Mechanisms and Modes of Action of Microalgal Toxins
The Mechanism of Action Of Microalgal Toxins Interacting with NaV and KV Channels
Pharmacological Actions of Palytoxin
Molecular Mechanisms of Maitotoxin Action
The Mechanisms of Action of Domoic Acid: From Pathology to Physiology
Cyclic Imine Neurotoxins Acting on Muscarinic and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Molecular Bases of Effects of Azaspiracids and Yessotoxins
Proteomic Tools to Elucidate the Molecular Action of Micro‐Algal Toxins

Impact of Toxic Microalgae and Microalgal Toxins on Biological Systems
Domoic Acid: Biological Effects and Health Implications
Toxicity of Okadaic Acid/Dinophysistoxins and Microcystins on Biological Systems
Toxicity of Cyclic Imines
Clinical Applications of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins
Toxicology of Ciguatoxins
Toxicity of Palytoxins: From Cellular to Organism Level Responses
Effects of Toxic Microalgae on Marine Organisms

Management of Risks Posed by Toxic Microalgae and Microalgal Toxins
Phycotoxins: Seafood Contamination, Detoxification and Processing
Coupled Nature‐Human (CNH) Systems: Generic Aspects of Human Interactions with Blooms of Florida Red Tide (Karenia brevis) and Implications for Policy Responses
Modeling of Harmful Algal Blooms: Advances in the Last Decade
Challenging Times for the Detection of Marine Biotoxins in the EU
Risk Management of Marine Algal Toxins in China
Some Models of Risk Management Posed by Toxic Microalgae and Microalgal Toxins in Africa
International Initiatives to Assess and Manage the Risk of Biotoxins in Bivalve Molluscs

Biography

Gian Paolo Rossini