Restoration of Dopamine Transporter Density in the Striatum of Fetal Ventral Mesencephalon-Grafted, but not Sham-Grafted, Mptp-Treated Parkinsonian Monkeys

Transplantation of fetal dopamine neurons to the adult striatum potentially offers a means to reverse the striatal dopamine deficiency that characterizes Parkinson's disease. Many investigations in rodents have supported the hope that neural grafting may be a useful treatment for parkinsonism....

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Main Authors: John D. Elsworth, Mark S. Brittan, Jane R. Taylor, John R. Sladek Ph.D., Mohammed S. Al-Tikriti, Yolanda Zea-Ponce, Robert B. Innis, D. Eugene Redmond, Robert H. Roth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1996-03-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/096368979600500220