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Paraquat

Known as: Paraquat [Chemical/Ingredient], 4,4'-Bipyridinium, 1,1'-dimethyl-, Viologen, Methyl 
A poisonous dipyridilium compound used as contact herbicide. Contact with concentrated solutions causes irritation of the skin, cracking and shedding… Expand
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GramoxoneParagreen Aducatalonmethyl viologen bis(hexafluorophosphate)

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HerbicidesPyridinesPyridinium Compounds
In BloodParaquat:MCnc:Pt:Bld:QnParaquat:MCnc:Pt:Gast fld:QnParaquat:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Neurotoxin-Induced Animal Models of Parkinson Disease: Pathogenic Mechanism and Assessment
Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative movement disorder. Pharmacological animal models are… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Rotenone, Paraquat, and Parkinson’s Disease
Background Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress are pathophysiologic mechanisms implicated in experimental models and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
para-Bridged symmetrical pillar[5]arenes: their Lewis acid catalyzed synthesis and host-guest property.
Condensation of 1,4-dimethoxybenzene (DMB) with paraformaldehyde in the presence of BF3.O(C2H5)2 gave novel para-bridged… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Environmental Risk Factors and Parkinson's Disease: Selective Degeneration of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons Caused by the Herbicide Paraquat
Environmental toxicants and, in particular, pesticides have been implicated as risk factors in Parkinson's disease (PD). The… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Paraquat elicited neurobehavioral syndrome caused by dopaminergic neuron loss
The herbicide paraquat, bearing structural similarity to the known dopaminergic neurotoxicant MPTP, has been suggested as a… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Free radicals in biology and medicine
1. Oxygen is a toxic gas - an introductionto oxygen toxicity and reactive species 2. The chemistry of free radicals and related… Expand
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Review
1984
Review
1984
Paraquat: model for oxidant-initiated toxicity.
Paraquat, a quaternary ammonium bipyridyl herbicide, produces degenerative lesions in the lung after systemic administration to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Glutathione and ascorbic acid in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) chloroplasts. The effect of hydrogen peroxide and of Paraquat.
The stroma of spinach chloroplasts contains ascorbic acid and glutathione at millimolar concentrations. [Reduced glutathione… Expand
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Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
PARAQUAT POISONING: SIGNIFICANCE OF PLASMA-PARAQUAT CONCENTRATIONS
Plasma-paraquat concentrations were measured in 79 patients who had ingested liquid or granular weedkillers containing paraquat… Expand
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Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Superoxide- and singlet oxygen-catalyzed lipid peroxidation as a possible mechanism for paraquat (methyl viologen) toxicity.
Summary Paraquat was reduced by mouse lung microsome when incubated anaerobically with NADPH. The reaction was inhibited by the… Expand
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