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Neuroprotective Effects of Herbal Butanol Extracts from Gynostemma pentaphyllum on the Exposure to Chronic Stress in a 6-Hydroxydopamine- Lesioned Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease Treated with or Without L-DOPA

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Myung Koo Lee, Hyun Sook Choi, Chen Lei, Kwang Hoon Suh, Keon Sung Shin, Seung Hwan Kim, Bang Yeon Hwang and Chong Kil Lee

Submitted: 30 October 2010 Published: 08 February 2012

DOI: 10.5772/18925

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Mechanisms in Parkinson's Disease - Models and Treatments

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Written By

Myung Koo Lee, Hyun Sook Choi, Chen Lei, Kwang Hoon Suh, Keon Sung Shin, Seung Hwan Kim, Bang Yeon Hwang and Chong Kil Lee

Submitted: 30 October 2010 Published: 08 February 2012