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Unprecedented Toxic Algal Bloom Linked to Unusual Ocean Conditions
A coastwide bloom of the toxigenic diatom Pseudo‐nitzschia in spring 2015 resulted in the largest recorded outbreak of the neurotoxin, domoic acid, along the North American west coast. Ele… -
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Loss of Neuron Connectors in the Brains of Sea Lions with Epilepsy
One in 26 people develop epilepsy and in these temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is common. Many patients display a pattern of neuron loss called hippocampal sclerosis. Seizures usually start in the hip… -
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Multi-Phase Muscle Breakdown in California Sea Lions
A myositis syndrome has been recognized for more than a decade in California sea lions (CSLs; Zalophus californianus) but a detailed description of the lesions and potential causes of this…
