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Effects of decreased dopamine transporter levels on nigrostriatal neurons and paraquat/maneb toxicity in mice.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Mar 2017
Richter Franziska, Gabby Lauryn, McDowell Kimberly A, Mulligan Caitlyn K, De La Rosa Krystal, Sioshansi Pedrom C, Mortazavi Farzad, Cely Ingrid, Ackerson Larry C, Tsan Linda, Murphy Niall P, Maidment Nigel T, Chesselet Marie-Françoise
Abstract excerpt
How genetic variations in the dopamine transporter (DAT) combined with exposure to environmental toxins modulate the risk of Parkinson's disease remains unclear. Using unbiased stereology in DAT knock-down mice (DAT-KD) and wild-type (WT) littermates, we found that decreased DAT caused a loss of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive (dopaminergic) neurons in subregions of the substantia nigra pars compacta at 3-4 days,...
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