In Utero domoic acid toxicity: A fetal basis to adult disease in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Marine Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 262-290

  Ramsdell, John S ^a   Zabka, Tanja S ^b  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; California; Domoic acid; Neurodevelopment; Reproduction; Sea lion; Seizure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHLORPHENOTANE; CYTOKINE; DOMOIC ACID; DOPAMINE; MELATONIN; METHYLAZOXYMETHANOL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SCOPOLAMINE;

ALGA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN GROWTH; DIAPAUSE; DIATOM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FERTILIZATION; INFECTION; INTOXICATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SEAL; SEIZURE; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; OTARIIDAE; RODENTIA; ZALOPHUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 46349092474     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md6020262     Document Type: Review

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