Acute β-N-Methylamino-L-alanine Toxicity in a Mouse Model

The cyanobacterial neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is considered to be an “excitotoxin,” and its suggested mechanism of action is killing neurons. Long-term exposure to L-BMAA is believed to lead to neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases and amyotrophic...

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Main Authors: Maitham Ahmed Al-Sammak, Douglas G. Rogers, Kyle D. Hoagland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/739746