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Paraquat-and Rotenone-Induced Models of Parkinson's Disease
1 Apr 2011
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder mainly characterized by a loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. In recent years, several new genes and environmental factors have been implicated in PD, and their impact on DA neuronal cell death is slowly emerging. However, PD etiology remains unknown, whereas its pathogenesis begins to be clarified as a multifactorial...
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