domoic acid
noun
do·mo·ic acid
də-ˈmō-ik- 
: a neurotoxin C15H21NO6 that is produced by some diatoms (especially genus Pseudo-nitzschia) and has caused poisoning in vertebrates (such as sea lions, birds, and humans) that have consumed diatom-contaminated fish or shellfish
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Last summer, for example, a red tide bloom released a neurotoxin called domoic acid that sickened sea lions and other marine mammals along the California coast, including in Los Angeles.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Toxic algae bloom suspected in deaths of sea lions and dolphins on Southern California coast
What happens in domoic acid poisoning?
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
As a result, scientists had associated springtime with domoic acid outbreaks.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
The culprit: domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Toxic algae bloom suspected in deaths of sea lions and dolphins on Southern California coast
What happens in domoic acid poisoning?
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
As a result, scientists had associated springtime with domoic acid outbreaks.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
The culprit: domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
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domoic acid
noun
do·mo·ic acid
də-ˈmō-ik-
: a neurotoxin analog C15H21NO6 of glutamic acid that is produced chiefly by marine diatoms (as Pseudo-nitzschia australis and Pseudo-nitzschia pungens) and has caused poisoning in sea mammals and birds and amnesic shellfish poisoning in humans who have consumed contaminated fish or shellfish
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