Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2001.10a
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- Pages.164-164
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- 2001
MANGANESE-INDUCED PARKINSONISM: IS SUBSTANTIA NIGRA INNOCENT OR GUILTY\ulcorner
- Jong Min Kim (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administration) ;
- Chang Won Park (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Jeong Ja O (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Bo Kyung Lee (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Kyung Won Seo (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Soo Kyung Seo (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Kwang Jin Kim (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Kyu Bong Kim (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administratio) ;
- Jong Won Kim (Pharmacology Dept., National Institute of Toxicological Research, Korea Food & Drug Administration)
- Published : 2001.10.01
Abstract
Manganese (Mn) intoxication causes a parkinsonian syndrome. It may be difficult to distinguish Mn-induced parkinsonism from idiopathic Parkinson disease (IPD). Neuropathological descriptions on the brains with Mn intoxication showed the preferential damage in the globus pallidus and substantia nigra pars reticularis.(omitted)
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