Nitrated alpha-synuclein induces the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of rats.

BACKGROUND: The pathology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway, as well as the formation of intraneuronal inclusions known as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites in the substantia nigra. Accumulations of nitrated alpha-synuclein ar...

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Main Authors: Zhongwang Yu, Xiaohui Xu, Zhenghua Xiang, Jianfeng Zhou, Zhaohuan Zhang, Chun Hu, Cheng He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2851648?pdf=render