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The perplexing paradox of paraquat: the case for host-based susceptibility and postulated neurodegenerative effects.
Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology - 1 May 2014
Jones Byron C, Huang Xuemei, Mailman Richard B, Lu Lu, Williams Robert W
Abstract excerpt
Paraquat is an herbicide used extensively in agriculture and has also been proposed to be a risk factor for Parkinson's disease. To date, experimental, clinical, and epidemiological data on paraquat neurotoxicity have been equivocal. In this short review, we discuss some technical and biological mechanisms that contribute to inconsistencies regarding paraquat neurotoxicity. We hypothesize that individual genetic...
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