Changes in cytoplasmic and extracellular neuromelanin in human substantia nigra with normal aging

Neuromelanin (NM) is a dark polymer pigment produced in certain populations of catecholaminergic neurons in the brain. It is present in various areas of the human brain, most often in the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta and the locus coeruleus, the main centers of dopaminergic and noradrenergic...

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Main Authors: Dmitrii E. Korzhevskii, Olga V. Kirik, Valeriia V. Guselnikova, Darya L. Tsyba, Elena A. Fedorova, Igor P. Grigorev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-09-01
Series:European Journal of Histochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/3283