Shellfish

Any aquatic invertebrate animal having a shell and belonging to the phylum Mollusca, the class Crustacea (phylum Arthropoda), or the phylum… (More)
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Animal ShellsAstacoideaCephalopodaClass Bivalvia
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Determination of toxic elements (mercury, cadmium, lead, tin and arsenic) in fish and shellfish samples. Risk assessment for the consumers.
Although fish intake has potential health benefits, the presence of metal contamination in seafood has raised public health… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The prevalence of food allergy: a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND There is uncertainty about the prevalence of food allergy in communities. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of food… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Development, evaluation, and standardization of a real-time TaqMan reverse transcription-PCR assay for quantification of hepatitis A virus in clinical and shellfish samples.
A standardized real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assay has been developed for an accurate estimation of the number of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Real-time RT-PCR for norovirus screening in shellfish.
Real-time RT-PCR, combining amplification and detection of virus-specific amplicons, is a promising tool for norovirus detection… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Fish and shellfish as dietary sources of methylmercury and the omega-3 fatty acids, eicosahexaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid: risks and benefits.
Fish and shellfish supply the human diet with not only complex nutrients including the omega-3 fatty acids, but also highly toxic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Three-year study to assess human enteric viruses in shellfish.
The main pathogenic enteric viruses able to persist in the environment, such as hepatitis A virus (HAV), Norwalk-like virus (NLV… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Detection of total and hemolysin-producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish using multiplex PCR amplification of tl, tdh and trh.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an important human pathogen which can cause gastroenteritis when consumed in raw or partially-cooked… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Viral pollution in the environment and in shellfish: human adenovirus detection by PCR as an index of human viruses.
A study of the presence of human viruses (adenoviruses, enteroviruses, and hepatitis A viruses [HAVs]) in environmental and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Distribution of Norwalk virus within shellfish following bioaccumulation and subsequent depuration by detection using RT-PCR.
Consumption of raw bivalve mollusks contaminated with pathogens from human feces continues to present a human health risk. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Determination of diarrhetic shellfish toxins in various dinoflagellate species
Sixteen species of unialgal samples of dinoflagellate, either wild or cultured, were tested for production of diarrhetic… (More)
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