Regional Susceptibility to Domoic Acid in Primary Astrocyte Cells Cultured from the Brain Stem and Hippocampus

Domoic acid is a marine biotoxin associated with harmful algal blooms and is the causative agent of amnesic shellfish poisoning in marine animals and humans. It is also an excitatory amino acid analog to glutamate and kainic acid which acts through glutamate receptors eliciting a very rapid and pote...

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Main Authors: Olga M. Pulido, Talat Ghane, Yangxun Hou, Santokh S. Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-02-01
Series:Marine Drugs
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/6/1/25/