| Literature DB >> 17101030 |
Andreas Borta1, Günter U Höglinger.
Abstract
Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter implicated in the regulation of mood, motivation and movement. We have reviewed here recent data suggesting that dopamine, in addition to being a neurotransmitter, also plays a role in the regulation of endogenous neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain. In addition, we approach a highly controversial question: can the adult human brain use neurogenesis to replace the dopaminergic neurones in the substantia nigra that are lost in Parkinson's disease?Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17101030 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04241.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurochem ISSN: 0022-3042 Impact factor: 5.372