Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Criticism of the Purification Process of Bivalve Shellfish: Literature Review and our Industrial Research Experiences (pp. 1-50)
P. Serratore, S. Ciulli, A. Piano and A. Cariani (Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences (DIMEVET), University of Bologna, Italy, and others)
Chapter 2 – Shellfish Toxins: Assessment of Okadaic Acid (OA)-Group Toxins Effects on Human Cellular Functions and Use As a Tool in Cell Biology Studies (pp. 51-88)
Alberto Otero, AnĂbal MartĂnez, LucĂa Blanco, MarĂa JosĂ© Chapela, Juan M. Vieites and Ana G. Cabado (ANFACO-CECOPESCA. Ctra. Col. Univ., Vigo, Spain)
Chapter 3 – Assessment of Cellular and Molecular Toxicity by In Vitro Tests: The Okadaic Acid Toxin Case (pp. 89-140)
Vanessa Valdiglesias, MarĂa Sánchez-Flores, Eduardo Cemeli, Diana Anderson, Eduardo Pásaro, Josefina MĂ©ndez and Blanca Laffon (Toxicology Unit, Psychobiology Department, University of A Coruña, Edificio de Servicios Centrales de InvestigaciĂłn, Campus Elviña, Coruña, Spain, and others)
Chapter 4 – Phycotoxins and Heavy Metals in Shellfish: Effect of Thermal Processing (pp. 141-168)
A. MartĂnez, L. Blanco, M. C. Porro, J. M. Vieites and A. G. Cabado (Spanish National Association of Sea Food Producers-Technological Centre (ANFACO-CECOPESCA), Vigo, Spain)
Chapter 5 – Engaging with Strategies to Impede Post Mortem Hyperpigmentation in Commercial Crustaceans (pp. 169-194)
Christopher J. Coates and Amaya Albalat (Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK, and others)
Chapter 6 – Correlation between Nitrate Levels and Microbiological Safety in Shellfish (Mussels and Clams): A Preliminary Study (pp. 195-210)
Marco Iammarino, Aurelia Di Taranto and Giovanna La Salandra (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy)
Chapter 7 – Biological Risks Related to Shellfish Consumption (pp. 211-242)
Carmen Lopez-Joven, Ana Roque, Maria Dolores Furones and Gemma Giménez Papiol (IFREMER, Université Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, UM1, UMR 5119 “Ecology of Coastal Marine Systems”, Place Eugène Bataillon, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France, and others)
Chapter 8 – Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) As a Rapid Screening Tool for the Detection of Principal Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins, Okadaic Acid and Dinophysistoxin-1 in Shellfish (pp. 243-264)
Chun-Kwan Wong and Patricia Hung (Public Health Laboratory Services Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China)
Chapter 9 – Shellfish Waste: Its Generation, Characterization and Versatile Applications, with a Focus in Bactericidal Application and Polymer Industry (pp. 265-344)
Zhi-tong Yao (College of Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China)
Chapter 10 – Effects of Both Paralytic Shellfish Toxins and Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins in Human Poisoning: Toxicity, Distribution and Biotransformation (pp. 345-384)
Carlos GarcĂa and Hector R. Contreras (Physiology and Biophysics Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, and others)
Chapter 11 – Sensitivity to Shellfish: An Overview of Food Allergy to Crustaceans and Molluscs (pp. 385-398)
Sandip D. Kamath and Andreas L. Lopata (Molecular Immunology Group, School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences, James Cook University, Douglas, QLD, Australia, and others)
Chapter 12 – Strain- and Sex-Differences in Susceptibility in the Mouse Bioassay for Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins (pp. 399-412)
Hodaka Suzuki (Division of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Chapter 13 – Characterization of Corrinoid Compounds in Edible Shellfish (pp. 413-420)
Fumio Watanabe and Yuri Tanioka (School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Koyama-Minami, Tottori, Japan, and others)
Index