The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) : Sources, bioaccumulation and extraction procedures
β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a neurotoxin linked to neurodegeneration, which is manifested in the devastating human diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. This neurotoxin is known to be produced by almost all tested species within the cyanobacterial phylum...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och botanik
2016
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-132142 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7649-455-4 |