Transfer of a cyanobacterial neurotoxin within a temperate aquatic ecosystem suggests pathways for human exposure
β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), a neurotoxic nonprotein amino acid produced by most cyanobacteria, has been proposed to be the causative agent of devastating neurodegenerative diseases on the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. Because cyanobacteria are widespread globally, we hypothesized that BMA...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences. - 107(2010), 20, Seite 9252-9257
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Jonasson, Sara
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
Eriksson, Johan,
Berntzon, Lotta,
Spáčil, Zdeněk,
llag, Leopold L.,
Ronnevi, Lars-Olof,
Rasmussen, Ulla,
Bergman, Birgitta,
Karl, David |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
2010
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| Schlagworte: | Biological sciences
Physical sciences
Health sciences |
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