Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure could modify the dopaminergic system in several limbic brain regions.

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Summary

The dopamine concentration and metabolism seem to be more sensitive against PFOS toxicity in the hippocampus than in the other analyzed brain areas, suggesting that the observed alterations on the dopamine system induced by PFOS could be a possible neurotoxicity mechanism of PFOS, leading to many neurological diseases.

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2016-01-05
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Dopamine, Homovanillic acid, Dopaminergic, 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, Neurotoxicity

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