The substantia nigra and ventral tegmental dopaminergic neurons: from development to neurodegeneration

The pathology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterised by the loss of neurons in the substantia nigra parcompacta (A9), which results in the insufficient release of dopamine, and the appearance of motor symptoms. Not all neurons in the A9 subregions degenerate in PD, and the dopaminergic (DA) ne...

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Main Authors: Fu, Y., Paxinos, G., Watson, Charles, Halliday, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44778