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NURR1-deficient mice have age- and sex-specific behavioral phenotypes.
Journal of neuroscience research - 1 Sept 2022
Montarolo Francesca, Martire Serena, Chiara Francesco, Allegra Sarah, De Francia Silvia, Hoxha Eriola, Tempia Filippo, Capobianco Marco Alfonso, Bertolotto Antonio
Abstract excerpt
The transcription factor NURR1 is essential to the generation and maintenance of midbrain dopaminergic (mDA) neurons and its deregulation is involved in the development of dopamine (DA)-associated brain disorders, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). The old male NURR1 heterozygous knockout (NURR1-KO) mouse has been proposed as a model of PD due to its altered motor performance that was, however, not confirmed in a...
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