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domoic acid An excitatory kainic acid analogue and neurotoxic glutamate agonist, which ↑ neuronal activity, causing food poisoning How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now a recent study reveals that exposure to even tiny amounts of domoic acid in utero may produce subtle, long-term cognitive impairment in rats. With the domoic acid outbreak in 2002, the number of debilitated sea lions rose tremendously. Because it was badly decomposed, officials could not say what might have killed it, but the death raised concerns about algae-produced domoic acid that has been poisoning sea lions recently off the Ventura County coast. |
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