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fishy odor

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fishy odor
A piscine odor described in various conditions–eg, vaginosis, caused by a newly described Mobiluncus genus, Gardnerella vaginalis, excretion of trimethylaminuriae–due to large doses of l-carnitine, 'rotting' fish, di-N-butylamine, diethylamine, stools infected by Vibrio cholera, which have a 'rice-water' appearance; a rancid fish odor is described in tyrosinemia, seen in hereditary tyrosinosis/tyrosinemia type I or liver failure. See Odors.


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Yeast infections involve genital itching and a thick, white vaginal discharge, while bacterial vaginosis involves a thin, grey vaginal discharge and a fishy odor.
Adding 4% and 6% MPC in samples resulted in 33% and 50% less TBARS and less fishy odor intensity.
When buying whole fish, make sure the gills are bright red and not slimy, the eyes should be transparent and not cloudy, and there should be no fishy odor.
 
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