The Oxidative Pathway to Dopamine–Protein Conjugates and Their Pro-Oxidant Activities: Implications for the Neurodegeneration of Parkinson’s Disease

Neuromelanin (NM) is a dark brown pigment found in dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra (SN) and in norepinephrinergic neurons of the locus coeruleus (LC). Although NM is thought to be involved in the etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) because its content decreases in neurodegene...

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Main Authors: Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Kenta Nakao, Hitomi Tanaka, Yuki Kitahori, Yui Tanaka, Makoto Ojika, Shosuke Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/10/2575