L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine modulates the steady-state expression of mouse striatal tyrosine hydroxylase, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, dopamine and its metabolites in an MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

King JM, Muthian G, Mackey V, Smith M, Charlton C. L-Dihydroxyphenylalanine modulates the steady-state expression of mouse striatal tyrosine hydroxylase, aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, dopamine and its metabolites in an MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Life Sci. 2011 Oct 24; 89(17-18):638-43.

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subject areas

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Animals
Antiparkinson Agents
Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases
Corpus Striatum
Dopamine
Female
Gene Expression Regulation
Levodopa
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease, Secondary
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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Clivel Charlton

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