Distribution of the neurotoxic nonprotein amino acid BMAA in Cycas micronesica

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-168

  Banack, Sandra Anne ^a,b   Cox, Paul Alan ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

ALS PDC; Biomagnification; Chamorro; Flying foxes; Glutamic acid; Guam; Neurological disease; Pteropus

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; NEUROLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TOXIN;

GUAM;

CANIDAE; CYCAS; CYCAS MICRONESICA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS;

EID: 0242411871     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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