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Domoic acid
Domoic acid
, also called
Amnesic Shellfish Poison
(ASP) is an
acid
sometimes found in
algal blooms
(of
phytoplankton
). The acid can
bio accumulate
in
marine
organisms that feed on
plankton
, such as
shellfish
,
anchovies
and
sardines
. In
mammals
, including
humans
, it acts as a powerful
neurotoxin[?]
. In humans it can cause short term
memory
loss,
brain
damage and
death
in severe cases.
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