Rotenone potentiates dopamine neuron loss in animals exposed to lipopolysaccharide prenatally.

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Summary

Exposure to low doses of an environmental neurotoxin like rotenone can produce synergistic DA neuron losses in animals with a preexisting pro-inflammatory state, which supports the notion that Parkinson's disease (PD) may be caused by multiple factors and the result of "multiple hits" from environmental toxins.

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2004-12-01
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Rotenone, Neurotoxin, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Dopamine

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