The nigrostriatal dopamine system in the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 G2019S knock-in mouse model of Parkinson's disease

Mutations on the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene are the most common variants responsible for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD). Historically, PD is thought of as a late-stage neurodegenerative disease resulting from the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta...

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Main Author: Paschall, Sarah Afton
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57839