Abstract
It is suggested here that in most cases of Parkinson's disease the cause may be an environmental factor, possibly toxic, superimposed on a background of slow, sustained neuronal loss due to advancing age.
MeSH terms
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1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
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Aging
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Animals
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Diseases in Twins
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Environmental Exposure
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Humans
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Models, Neurological
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Neurotoxins / poisoning
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Parkinson Disease / etiology*
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Parkinson Disease / genetics
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Pyridines / poisoning
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Virus Diseases / complications
Substances
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Neurotoxins
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Pyridines
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1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine