Illustration of environmental toxins which cause Parkinson'sdisease, labeled. Toxins such as the herbicide paraquat (up per left), the pesticide rotenone (lower right), and the neurotoxin MPTP (lower left), are lipophilic and have the ability to cross the blood-brain barrier into dopaminergic neurons and cause necrosis by disrupting mitochondrial activity.
Credit
Carol Werner
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5100 x 3400 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
17 x 11 inches / 43 x 29 cm