Evidence for a Dissociation between MPTP Toxicity and Tyrosinase Activity Based on Congenic Mouse Strain Susceptibility
- 31 March 2001
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Experimental Neurology
- Vol. 168 (1), 116-122
- https://doi.org/10.1006/exnr.2000.7588
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