Grafting of fetal substantia nigra to striatum reverses behavioral deficits induced by MPTP in primates: a comparison with other types of grafts as controls
Taylor J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Sladek J, Collier T, Redmond D. Grafting of fetal substantia nigra to striatum reverses behavioral deficits induced by MPTP in primates: a comparison with other types of grafts as controls. Experimental Brain Research 1991, 85: 335-348. PMID: 1893983, DOI: 10.1007/bf00229411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusBehavioral deficitsHealthy behaviorsFetal substantia nigra cellsFetal substantia nigraIdiopathic Parkinson's diseasePoverty of movementType of graftDays/weekSubstantia nigra cellsTime of sacrificePre-treatment levelsSN cellsSpecific behavioral effectsMPTP treatmentMPTP toxicityParkinsonian signsSubstantia nigraControl subjectsInitiation of movementBrain sitesLimb tremorParkinson's diseaseControl animalsMPTP