Neurotoxicants MPTP

MPTP is one example of a toxicant that causes direct structural damage to neurons, resulting in loss of function. In the following sections, other types of structural and functional effects of neurotoxicants are described. Structural effects are divided into three primary types effects on myelin formation, primary damage to axons, and direct promotion of cell death. Neurons may also be secondarily affected by neurotoxicants... 

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