Cyanobacterial neurotoxin BMAA and brain pathology in stranded dolphins.

Cyanobacterial neurotoxin BMAA and brain pathology in stranded dolphins.

Dolphin stranding events occur frequently in Florida and Massachusetts. Dolphins are an excellent sentinel species for toxin exposures in the marine environment. In this report we examine whether cyanobacterial neurotoxin, β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), is present in stranded dolphins. BMAA has bee...

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Main Authors: David A Davis, Kiyo Mondo, Erica Stern, Ama K Annor, Susan J Murch, Thomas M Coyne, Larry E Brand, Misty E Niemeyer, Sarah Sharp, Walter G Bradley, Paul Alan Cox, Deborah C Mash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213346

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