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Presence of the Neurotoxin BMAA in Aquatic Ecosystems: What Do We Really Know?

The neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) is suspected to play a role in the neurological diseases amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. BMAA production by cyanobacteria has been reported and contact with cyanobacteria infested waters or consumption of aq...

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Autor principal: Faassen, Elisabeth J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3968380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24662480
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins6031109