Age-related decreases in GTP-cyclohydrolase-I immunoreactive neurons in the monkey and human substantia nigra

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 426, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 534-548

  Chen, Er Yun ^a   Kallwitz, Eric ^a   Leff, Stuart E ^b   Cochran, Elizabeth J ^a   Mufson, Elliott J ^a   Kordower, Jeffrey H ^a   Mandel, Ronald J ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; GTPCHI; Human; Monkeys; Parkinson's disease; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; MELANIN; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0033776095     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20001030)426:4<534::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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