Age-related declines in nigral neuronal
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Emborg, Marina E.; Ma, Shuang Y.; Mufson, Elliott J.; Levey, Allan I.; Taylor, M
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Although the role of dopamine dysfunction is well established in Parkinson's disease, the effect of nigrostriatal degeneration on motor performance during normal aging is less well understood. In this study, aged rhesus monkeys (25-27 years old) displayed significant impairments relative to young (3