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Identification of antiparkinsonian drugs in the 6-hydroxydopamine zebrafish model.
Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior - 1 Feb 2020
Vaz Rita L, Sousa Sara, Chapela Diana, van der Linde Herma C, Willemsen Rob, Correia Ana D, Outeiro Tiago F, Afonso Nuno D
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is known as a movement disorder due to characteristic motor features. Existing therapies for PD are only symptomatic, and their efficacy decreases as disease progresses. Zebrafish, a vertebrate in which parkinsonism has been modelled, offers unique features for the identification of molecules with antiparkinsonian properties. Here, we developed a screening assay for the selection of...
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