2-Amino-3-(methylamino)-propanoic acid (BMAA) in cycad flour: an unlikely cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia of Guam.

Duncan, M W; Steele, J C; Kopin, I J; Markey, S P

Duncan, M W; Steele, J C; Kopin, I J; Markey, S P.

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Duncan MW; Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Neurology ; 40(5): 767-72, 1990 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2330104

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Amino Acids, Diamino/analysis; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/chemically induced; Flour/analysis; Neurotoxins/analysis; Parkinson Disease, Secondary/chemically induced; Amino Acids, Diamino/adverse effects; Cyanobacteria Toxins; Guam; Humans; Plants, Edible/analysis; Seeds; Statistics as Topic

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Flour / Amino Acids, Diamino / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Neurotoxins Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Neurology Year: 1990 Type: Article

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