the fact that mptp selectively kills cells in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra and produces a syndrome in human and nonhuman primates that is virtually indistinguishable from the idiopathic disease has led to hope that understanding the mechanism of action of this toxin may shed light on the underlying biochemical pathology that is responsible for cell death in parkinson 's disease .
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