## Abstract The presynaptic dopamine transporter in nigral dopaminergic neurons confers susceptibility to the cytotoxic effects of the neurotoxic metabolite of 1βmethy1β4βphenylβ1,2,3,6βtetrahydropyridine. Polymorphisms in the dopamine transporter might influence the susceptibility to such toxins.
Polymorphism in environment responsive genes and association with Parkinson disease
β Scribed by Madhu Singh; Anwar J. Khan; Parag P. Shah; Rakesh Shukla; V. K. Khanna; Devendra Parmar
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 180 KB
- Volume
- 312
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8177
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