| Title |
The Neurotoxicity of DOPAL: Behavioral and Stereological Evidence for Its Role in Parkinson Disease Pathogenesis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0015251 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
W. Michael Panneton, V. B. Kumar, Qi Gan, William J. Burke, James E. Galvin |
| Abstract |
The etiology of Parkinson disease (PD) has yet to be fully elucidated. We examined the consequences of injections of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL), a toxic metabolite of dopamine, into the substantia nigra of rats on motor behavior and neuronal survival. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 94 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 26% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 14% |
| Researcher | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 12% |
| Unknown | 19 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 18% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 22 | 23% |