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The Bipyridyl Herbicide Paraquat Induces Proteasome Dysfunction in Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells
28 Sept 2007
Abstract excerpt
Paraquat (PQ) is suspected to be an environmental risk factor for Parkinson's disease (PD). A strong correlation between exposure to paraquat and the occurrence of PD was reported in Canada, Taiwan, and the United States. This correlation is supported by in vivo work showing that paraquat produces dopaminergic pathogenesis. In particular, paraquat forms abnormal protein aggregates in dopaminergic neurons of mice....
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