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Behavioral phenotyping of the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Nov 2001
Sedelis M, Schwarting R K, Huston J P
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In mice, the systemical or intracranial application of the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) can lead to severe damage to the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system. This can result in a variety of symptoms concerning motor control resembling those in human Parkinson's dis...
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