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Functional significance of aldehyde dehydrogenase ALDH1A1 to the nigrostriatal dopamine system.
Brain research - 23 Aug 2011
Anderson David W, Schray Rebecca C, Duester Gregg, Schneider Jay S
Abstract excerpt
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) is a member of a superfamily of detoxification enzymes found in various tissues that participate in the oxidation of both aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. In the brain, ALDH1A1 participates in the metabolism of catecholamines including dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine, but is uniquely expressed in a subset of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons in the ventral mesencephalon where...
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