Reinnervation of the denervated striatum by substantia nigra transplants: functional consequences as revealed by pharmacological and sensorimotor testing.

Embryonic substantia nigra (SN) was transplanted to the neostriatum in adult rats subjected to a unilateral or serial bilateral destruction of the nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) pathway. The survival of the graft and the growth of DA-containing fibers from the graft into the host brain was studied by f...

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Main Authors: Björklund, A, Dunnett, S, Stenevi, U, Lewis, M, Iversen, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1980