"Paraquat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A poisonous dipyridilium compound used as contact herbicide. Contact with concentrated solutions causes irritation of the skin, cracking and shedding of the nails, and delayed healing of cuts and wounds.
| Descriptor ID |
D010269
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.762.621
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| Concept/Terms |
Paraquat- Paraquat
- Methyl Viologen
- Viologen, Methyl
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paraquat" by people in Profiles.
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Leong R, Cereda M. Valuable Lung Injury Lessons From a Little Known Disease. Crit Care Med. 2019 02; 47(2):295-296.
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Jiao Y, Lu L, Williams RW, Smeyne RJ. Genetic dissection of strain dependent paraquat-induced neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra pars compacta. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e29447.
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Zhou H, Huang C, Tong J, Xia XG. Early exposure to paraquat sensitizes dopaminergic neurons to subsequent silencing of PINK1 gene expression in mice. Int J Biol Sci. 2011; 7(8):1180-7.
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Lee KS, Iijima-Ando K, Iijima K, Lee WJ, Lee JH, Yu K, Lee DS. JNK/FOXO-mediated neuronal expression of fly homologue of peroxiredoxin II reduces oxidative stress and extends life span. J Biol Chem. 2009 Oct 23; 284(43):29454-61.
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Kriscenski-Perry E, Durham HD, Sheu SS, Figlewicz DA. Synergistic effects of low level stressors in an oxidative damage model of spinal motor neuron degeneration. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Other Motor Neuron Disord. 2002 Sep; 3(3):151-7.