Neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease: Its role in neuronal death and implications for therapeutic intervention

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer's disease. The potential causes of PD remain uncertain, but recent studies suggest neuroinflammation and microglia activation play important roles in PD pathogenesis. Major unanswered questions in...

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Main Authors: Malú G. Tansey, Matthew S. Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-03-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999610900326X