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Default DOPAL: possible PD trigger -- article and followup

The full text of this article can be found at
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-...parkinson.html
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"Science and technology news

New research implicates natural toxin as triggering Parkinson's disease
February 10, 2011

In new research from Saint Louis University, investigators have found evidence that a toxin produced by the brain is responsible for the series of cellular events that lead to Parkinson's disease. The study, published in PLoS One, found that the brain toxin DOPAL plays a key role in killing the dopamine neurons which trigger the illness.
for the full article please go to
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-...parkinson.html

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