Sporadic midbrain dopamine neuron abnormalities in laboratory mice

We report an anatomical abnormality of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) in different strains of inbred and outbred mice, one mouse strain (C57BL/6, B6) from different commercial suppliers, and in B6J mice bred internally. The abnormal...

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Published in:	Neurobiology of Disease
Main Authors:	Kavita Prasad, Eric K. Richfield
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2008-11-01
Subjects:	Dopamine system Substantia nigra pars compacta Ventral tegmental area Parkinson's disease Stereology Epigenetic
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996108001605