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Old 06-20-2010, 07:30 PM
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Default T. gondii cat feces and dopamine
T. gondii (Toxoplasma gondii) increases dopamine, it's a parasite found in cat feces. The results can cause schizophrenia. I wonder if it would help with PD?

http://www.stanleyresearch.org/dnn/L...0/Default.aspx
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...discovered that this organism increased dopamine level by 34 percent
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