BMAA, Methylmercury, and Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Dolphins: A Natural Model of Toxin Exposure

BMAA, Methylmercury, and Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration in Dolphins: A Natural Model of Toxin Exposure

Dolphins are well-regarded sentinels for toxin exposure and can bioaccumulate a cyanotoxin called β-<i>N</i>-methylamino-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span>-alanine (BMAA) that has been linked to human neurodegenerative disease. The same dolphins also p...

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Main Authors: David A. Davis, Susanna P. Garamszegi, Sandra Anne Banack, Patrick D. Dooley, Thomas M. Coyne, Dylan W. McLean, David S. Rotstein, Deborah C. Mash, Paul Alan Cox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s disease
animal models
anthropogenic contaminates
blue-green algae
cetaceans
cyanotoxins
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/13/10/697

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