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Cyanobacterial Neurotoxin BMAA and Mercury in Sharks

Sharks have greater risk for bioaccumulation of marine toxins and mercury (Hg), because they are long-lived predators. Shark fins and cartilage also contain β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), a ubiquitous cyanobacterial toxin linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Today, a significant number of shark...

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Autores principales: Hammerschlag, Neil, Davis, David A., Mondo, Kiyo, Seely, Matthew S., Murch, Susan J., Glover, William Broc, Divoll, Timothy, Evers, David C., Mash, Deborah C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27537913
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins8080238