α-Synuclein and dopamine at the crossroads of Parkinson's disease.
α-Synuclein is central to the Lewy body neuropathology of Parkinson's disease (PD), a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by numerous motor and non-motor manifestations. The cardinal motor symptoms are linked to death of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal pathway. Here w...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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