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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Cyanobacteria and BMAA: Possible linkage with avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) in the south-eastern United States

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Pages 71-73 | Received 27 Apr 2009, Accepted 19 Aug 2009, Published online: 25 Nov 2009

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