Acupuncture enhances the synaptic dopamine availability to improve motor function in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Acupuncture enhances the synaptic dopamine availability to improve motor function in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is caused by the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) and the depletion of striatal dopamine (DA). Acupuncture, as an alternative therapy for PD, has beneficial effects in both PD patients and PD animal models, although the underlying mech...

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Main Authors: Seung-Nam Kim, Ah-Reum Doo, Ji-Yeun Park, Hyungjin Bae, Younbyoung Chae, Insop Shim, Hyangsook Lee, Woongjoon Moon, Hyejung Lee, Hi-Joon Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22132113/pdf/?tool=EBI

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