title: Neurodegeneration: The Size Takes It All.
abstract: There is increasing computational evidence that the exceptionally high vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease may be due to their unique axonal architecture and resulting metabolic needs. A new experimental study has actually demonstrated this.
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute-CIBERNED, Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Group, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franco-Iborra
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute-CIBERNED, Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Group, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: celine.perier@vhir.org.
authors.forename: Celine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D059290:Dopaminergic Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity