Human COMT over-expression confers a heightened susceptibility to dyskinesia in mice
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) degrades dopamine and its precursor l-DOPA and plays a critical role in regulating synaptic dopamine actions. We investigated the effects of heightened levels of COMT on dopamine-regulated motor behaviors and molecular alterations in a mouse model of dyskinesia. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996117300542 |