Severe long-term 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Sladek J, Redmond D. Severe long-term 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonism in the vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus). Neuroscience 1997, 81: 745-755. PMID: 9316026, DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00214-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseSevere parkinsonismAdult male African green monkeysMale African green monkeysTetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonismMPTP-induced parkinsonismIdiopathic Parkinson's diseaseNovel therapeutic treatmentsLong-term deficitsAfrican green monkeysGroups of animalsNon-human primatesMPTP treatmentParkinsonian monkeysMPTP administrationVervet monkeysFunctional deficitsInitial severityStable parkinsonismBehavioral deficitsAnimal modelsParkinsonismParkinsonian subjectsMPTPTherapeutic treatment