Animal models for Parkinson's disease

• Published in: CNS & neurological disorders drug targets Vol. 13; no. 9; p. 1580
• Main Authors: Patil, Dilip A, Patil, Vishal A, Bari, Sanjay B, Surana, Sanjay J, Patil, Pravin O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Dopaminergic Neurons - pathology; Humans; Neurodegenerative Diseases - etiology; Neurodegenerative Diseases - metabolism; Neurodegenerative Diseases - pathology; Parkinson Disease - complications; Parkinson Disease - metabolism; Parkinson Disease - pathology

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease with major impacts on patients' lives and on society as a whole. It is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in the world, second only to Alzheimer's disease. Low levels of production of dopamine (DA) are asso...