Neuroprotective effects of compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in a <it>Drosophila </it>model of Parkinson's disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder. Extrapyramidal motor symptoms stem from the degeneration of the dopaminergic pathways in patient brain. Current treatments for PD are symptomatic, alleviating diseas...

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Main Authors: Yang Yufeng, Gehrke Stephan, Faust Katharina, Yang Lichuan, Beal M Flint, Lu Bingwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/10/109