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MPTP: insights into parkinsonian neurodegeneration.
Neurotoxicology and teratology - 1 Jan 2000
Speciale Samuel G
Abstract excerpt
MPTP burst upon the medical landscape two decades ago, first as a mysterious parkinsonian epidemic, triggering an unparalleled quest for the toxin's identity, and closely followed by an intense pursuit of its cellular mechanisms of action. MPTP treatment created an animal model of many features of Parkinson's disease (PD), used primarily in primates and later in mice. The critical role of oxidative stress damage...
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