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very low, areas where neurotoxic events take place are easily identified and
quantified by autoradiographic or scintillation counting procedures.
Finally, the role of oxidative stress by free radical formation in the
nervous system merits further studies since it may open up possibilities for
providing a biomarker that is linked to a mechanism of neurotoxic action.
Acknowledgements
The author is grateful for unpublished information provided by Dr Didema
de Groot on neuropathology, by Dennis C.Morse, MSc and the students
Wendelien Wesseling and Annemiek Plug, Agricultural University
Wageningen, on developmental effects of PCBs; and for expert technical
assistance by Alita van der Sluijs-Gelling.
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