A New Tool to Study Parkinsonism in the Context of Aging: MPTP Intoxication in a Natural Model of Multimorbidity.

The diurnal rodent () is considered an attractive natural model for Alzheimer's disease and other human age-related features. However, it has not been explored so far if the could be used as a model to study Parkinson's disease. To test this idea, 10 adult male were divided into control group and MPTP-intoxicated animals.