From New Orleans, at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
Epidemiologists have long suspected that exposure to some pesticides promotes the development of Parkinson’s disease. Basic chemistry supports that view: The molecular structure of MPTP, a toxic compound that in animals causes a condition similar to Parkinson’s disease, is related to that of several pesticides.
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