Age-associated increases of α-synuclein in monkeys and humans are associated with nigrostriatal dopamine depletion: Is this the target for Parkinson's disease?

α-Synuclein is a synaptic protein that has been directly linked to both the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. We have previously shown that only nigral neurons in PD expressing α-synuclein inclusions display a loss dopaminergic phenotype. The present study tested the hypothesis...

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Main Authors: Yaping Chu, Jeffrey H. Kordower
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996106002191