Decreased number of parvalbumin and cholinergic interneurons in the striatum of individuals with Tourette syndrome - Kataoka, Yuko; Kalanithi, Paul S.A.; Grantz, Heidi; Schwartz, Michael L.; Saper, Clifford; Leckman, James F.; Vaccarino, Flora M. (Journal of comparative neurology (1911), 2010)
Keywords: acetylcholine; Acetylcholine - metabolism; Adult; Aged; Biomarkers - metabolism; Caudate Nucleus - metabolism; Caudate Nucleus - pathology; Caudate Nucleus - physiopathology; Cell Count; Cell Death - physiology; Cell Shape - physiology; Choline O-Acetyltransferase - metabolism; Corpus Striatum - metabolism; Corpus Striatum - pathology; Corpus Striatum - physiopathology; Humans; Interneurons - metabolism; Interneurons - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Nerve Degeneration - metabolism; Nerve Degeneration - pathology; Nerve Degeneration - physiopathology; parvalbumin; Parvalbumins - metabolism; postmortem; Putamen - metabolism; Putamen - pathology; Putamen - physiopathology; striatum; Tourette syndrome; Tourette Syndrome - metabolism; Tourette Syndrome - pathology; Tourette Syndrome - physiopathology