Paralytic Shellfish Poison: Part 2

In this episode we talk about the details of testing shellfish for paralytic shellfish toxin. We continue our discussion with Shannon Cellan, the environmental lab manager for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. For more information visit: seator.org The Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab: https://seator.org/lab/ Vocab, Links and More! Bioassay - https://www2.latech.edu/~wakeman/biomon/bioassay.htm Functional Groups - https://kids.kiddle.co/Functional_group Homogenize - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogenize High Pressure Liquid Chromatography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography Microbeta Scintillation Counter - https://biotech.ug.edu.pl/sites/default/files/_nodes/strona-biotechnologia/62586/files/instrukcja_-_mikrobeta_instrument_manual.pdf Ninety Six Well Plate - https://www.azerscientific.com/96-Well-Plate-PS-U-Bottom-Clear-Non-Sterile-300-l?quantity=1&custcol_azer_ts=0.09 Receptor Binding Assay - https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/advancing-the-receptor-binding-assay-for-multi-species-monitoring-of-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/ Radioactive Content of Banana- https://livinglfs.org/mutants-vs-radiation-trying-to-understand-radiation-in-lfs/ Saxitoxin - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12300590/ Shuck - https://mvmagazine.com/news/2007/05/01/shucking-shellfish Sodium Ion Channel - https://www.bme.jhu.edu/news-events/news/all-in-the-family-sodium-and-calcium-ion-channels-share-common-roots/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - https://archive.org/details/turtlescomicsscene This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thekelpshow.substack.com