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Abstract
The metabolic pathways for five transmitters in the basal ganglia are briefly described; the results of determinations of their concentrations, of their rate-limiting enzymes and of their degradation products are summarized. The changes found in Parkinson's disease are described. While dopamine synthesis in the basal ganglia is defective in this condition, abnormalities of other transmitters occur, and their possible significance is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 24209 PMCID: PMC2496787 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.53.626.719
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401