Activin A protects midbrain neurons in the 6-hydroxydopamine mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by a significant loss of dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and a subsequent loss of dopamine (DA) within the striatum. Despite advances in the development of pharmacological therapi...

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Main Authors: Sandy Stayte, Peggy Rentsch, Kong M Li, Bryce Vissel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4406584?pdf=render