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Mancozeb-induced behavioral deficits precede structural neural degeneration.
Neurotoxicology - 1 Jan 2013
Harrison Brody A, Chou Eunice, Gray Janet M, Pokyrwka Nancy J, Raley-Susman Kathleen M
Abstract excerpt
Manganese-containing fungicides like Mancozeb have been associated with neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's disease. We examined the behavioral damage and differential neuronal vulnerability resulting from Mancozeb exposure using Caenorhabditis elegans, an important mid-trophic level soil organism that is also a powerful model for studying mechanisms of environmental pollutant-induced neurodegenerative...
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