1994
Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems
Collier T, Elsworth J, Taylor J, Sladek J, Roth R, Redmond D. Peripheral nerve-dopamine neuron co-grafts in mptp-treated monkeys: Augmentation of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive fiber staining and dopamine content in host systems. Neuroscience 1994, 61: 875-889. PMID: 7838385, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)90410-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine neuronsCaudate nucleusNon-human primatesLateral ventricleSeptal areaDopamine systemEmbryonic ventral mesencephalic tissueTyrosine hydroxylase-positive fibersHomovanillic acid/dopamine ratioDopamine neuron graftsDopamine-depleted monkeysEmbryonic ventral mesencephalonGrafted dopamine neuronsVentral mesencephalic tissueLateral septal areaLevels of dopamineMesencephalic dopamine neuronsMetabolite homovanillic acidBrain dopamine systemsMPTP-treated monkeysDirection of normalizationAfrican green monkeysInjury-induced regenerationMesencephalic tissueSaphenous nerve
1988
Biochemical analysis of caudate nucleus biopsy samples from parkinsonian patients
Goldstein M, Lieberman A, Helmer E, Koslow M, Ransohoff J, Elsworth J, Roth R, Deutch A. Biochemical analysis of caudate nucleus biopsy samples from parkinsonian patients. Annals Of Neurology 1988, 24: 685-688. PMID: 2904793, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410240517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiopsy samplesAdrenal transplantationDopamine functionAutologous adrenal transplantationMetabolite homovanillic acidEnzyme tyrosine hydroxylaseConcentration of dopamineParkinsonian patientsTherapeutic responseHomovanillic acidParkinson's diseaseTyrosine hydroxylasePostmortem valuesBiochemical analysisBiochemical parametersPatientsTransplantationPostmortem changesDisease