Biomaterial Database

Ciguatera I: Brine shrimp (Artemia salina L.) larval assay for ciguatera toxins. 1976

H R Granade, and P C Cheng, and N J Doorenbos

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008387	Marine Toxins	Toxic or poisonous substances elaborated by marine flora or fauna. They include also specific, characterized poisons or toxins for which there is no more specific heading, like those from poisonous FISHES.	Marine Biotoxins,Phycotoxins
D005400	Fishes, Poisonous	Fishes that produce FISH VENOMS, as well as members of the TETRAODONTIFORMES order, which produce TETRODOTOXIN.	Poisonous Fishes
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001681	Biological Assay	A method of measuring the effects of a biologically active substance using an intermediate in vivo or in vitro tissue or cell model under controlled conditions. It includes virulence studies in animal fetuses in utero, mouse convulsion bioassay of insulin, quantitation of tumor-initiator systems in mouse skin, calculation of potentiating effects of a hormonal factor in an isolated strip of contracting stomach muscle, etc.	Bioassay,Assay, Biological,Assays, Biological,Biologic Assay,Biologic Assays,Assay, Biologic,Assays, Biologic,Bioassays,Biological Assays
D033364	Decapoda	The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.	Rock Shrimp,Shrimp, Rock,Sicyonia,Decapod Crustaceans,Decapods,Sicyoniidae,Crustacean, Decapod,Crustaceans, Decapod,Decapod,Decapod Crustacean,Rock Shrimps,Shrimps, Rock