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Biosynthesis, Structure, and Function of Neuromelanin and its Relation to Parkinson's Disease: A Critical Update

1 Dec 1997

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No longer dismissed as just a mere curiosity in the family of melanin pigments, neuromelanin is attracting increasing interest as a central constituent of certain populations of dopaminergic neurons in the human substantia nigra, which may hold the key for the understanding of neuron functioning and degeneration in aging and in Parkinson's disease. It is the purpose of this article to provide a concise review of...

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PMID: 9428003
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0749.1997.tb00694.x

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