New dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease striatum.
A new population of dopaminergic neurons has been identified in Parkinson's disease striatum. These neurons are sufficiently numerous to have an important effect on dopaminergic function in the striatum.
Porritt
M J
MJ
Batchelor
P E
PE
Hughes
A J
AJ
Kalnins
R
R
Donnan
G A
GA
Howells
D W
DW
D000368:Aged; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002452:Cell Count; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007395:Interneurons / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007980:Levodopa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology*; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D007980:Levodopa; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D004298:Dopamine