behavior/neurological
• improved performance over controls after treatment with MPTP in a rotorod test but only at low speeds
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nervous system
• increased resistance to MPTP induced Parkinson's disease
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• 3 fold improvement in neuron survival in the facial motor nucleus after axotomy (37% survive)
• improved neuron survival in dorsal root ganglia as well
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homeostasis/metabolism
• increased resistance to MPTP induced Parkinson's disease
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• reduced dopamine levels but not as much as seen in controls after MPTP treatment
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cellular
• increased resistance to MPTP induced Parkinson's disease
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