Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism—symptoms typical of Parkinson‘s disease like body tremors and slowing of body motions—after the toxin travels from the stomach to the brain. In a study with rats, researchers at Penn State College of Medicine found that after ingesting paraquat, a once … Leggi tutto Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism