In utero bacterial endotoxin exposure ca
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ZaoDung Ling; Dave A. Gayle; Shang Yong Ma; Jack W. Lipton; Chong Wai Tong; Jau-
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract We investigated whether in utero exposure to the Gram(โ) bacteriotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces dopamine (DA) neuron loss in rats. The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor ฮฑ (TNFโฮฑ) kills DA neurons and is elevated in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD