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Neurodegeneration Produced by Rotenone in the Mouse Retina: A Potential Model to Investigate Environmental Pesticide Contributions to Neurodegenerative Diseases
24 Jul 2006
Abstract excerpt
Rotenone is a widely used pesticide and fish toxin that inhibits complex I of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Complex I dysfunction is linked to the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells in Leber's optic neuropathy. To study the association between environmental mitochondrial toxin exposure and neurodegeneration, mice were intravitreally microinjected with rotenone in one eye and with the vehicle dimethyl...
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