Clatsop Beach is again closed to razor clamming due to a rise in domoic acid levels. |
Domoic acid is produced by a microscopic marine organism, which can be concentrated in molluscan shellfish. |
Environmental conditions associated with domoic acid in razor clams on the Washington coast. |
Marine and freshwater toxins such as ciguatoxins, saxitoxins, domoic acid, and brevetoxins are becoming more widespread around the world. |
The most recent, of course, is the Amnesic Shellfish Poison domoic acid, a neuroexcitatory amino acid not previously associated with shellfish toxicity. |
Domoic Acid, a potent excitotoxin produces hippocampal damage and functional lesions as seen in temporal lobe epilepsy. |