| Literature DB >> 26889806 |
Nicolas X Tritsch1, Adam G Carter2.
Abstract
Motor impairments in Parkinson's disease are thought to result from hypoactivation of striatal projection neurons in the direct pathway. In this issue of Neuron, Parker et al. (2016) report that dopamine depletion selectively weakens thalamic but not cortical afferents onto these neurons, implicating the thalamus as playing a key role in Parkinsonian motor symptoms.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26889806 PMCID: PMC6986164 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.02.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173