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Differential response of ventral midbrain and striatal progenitor cells to lesions of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic projection.
Developmental neuroscience - 1 Jan 2000
Kay J N, Blum M
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In response to injury, progenitor cells in the adult brain can proliferate and generate new neurons and/or glia, which may then participate in injury-induced compensatory processes. In this study, we explore the ability of young adult mice to generate new cells in response to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) lesions, which selectively kill nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. Using the thymidine...
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