Rasagiline ameliorates olfactory deficits in an alpha-synuclein mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Impaired olfaction is an early pre-motor symptom of Parkinson's disease. The neuropathology underlying olfactory dysfunction in Parkinson's disease is unknown, however α-synuclein accumulation/aggregation and altered neurogenesis might play a role. We characterized olfactory deficits in a...

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Main Authors: Géraldine H Petit, Elijahu Berkovich, Mark Hickery, Pekka Kallunki, Karina Fog, Cheryl Fitzer-Attas, Patrik Brundin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3616111?pdf=render