Current Parkinson's Paradigm/Oxidative Stress

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A general account of the involvement of oxidative stress in Parkinson's from different perspectives including mitochondrial dysfunction, dysfunction of genes such as DJ-1 and the reactive oxygen species generated in the inflammatory response.

Also melatonin as a protective agent: 1. Russel J. Reiter, Lucien C. Manchester, and Dun-Xian Tan, “Neurotoxins: Free Radical Mechanisms and Melatonin Protection” 8, no. 3 (September 2010): 194-210. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001213/

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