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New striatal dopamine neurons in MPTP-treated macaques result from a phenotypic shift and not neurogenesis.
Brain : a journal of neurology - 1 May 2006
Tandé Dominique, Höglinger Günter, Debeir Thomas, Freundlieb Nils, Hirsch Etienne C, François Chantal
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether there is neurogenesis in the striatum of aged monkeys, and whether dopamine (DA) depletion induces the genesis of new DA neurons in this structure. Six aged macaques received repeated intraperitoneal injections of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) over a 3 week period to label dividing cells. Three macaques were injected in parallel with the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine...
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