Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels in Dopaminergic Substantia Nigra Neurons: Therapeutic Targets for Neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease?

The loss of dopamine (DA)-producing neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SN) underlies the core motor symptoms of the progressive movement disorder Parkinson's disease (PD). To date, no treatment to prevent or slow SN DA neurodegeneration exists; thus, the identification of the underl...

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Main Author: Nadine J. Ortner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsyn.2021.636103/full