Dopamine neuronal protection in the mouse Substantia nigra by GHSR is independent of electric activity

• Main Authors: Bernardo Stutz (Author), Carole Nasrallah (Author), Mariana Nigro (Author), Daniel Curry (Author), Zhong-Wu Liu (Author), Xiao-Bing Gao (Author), John D. Elsworth (Author), Liat Mintz (Author), Tamas L. Horvath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Dopamine neurons in the Substantia nigra (SN) play crucial roles in control of voluntary movement. Extensive degeneration of this neuronal population is the cause of Parkinson's disease (PD). Many factors have been linked to SN DA neuronal survival, including neuronal pacemaker activ...