Neural Stem Cells Implanted into MPTP-Treated Monkeys Increase the Size of Endogenous Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Cells Found in the Striatum: A Return to Control Measures
Bjugstad K, Redmond D, Teng Y, Elsworth J, Roth R, Blanchard B, Snyder E, Sladek J. Neural Stem Cells Implanted into MPTP-Treated Monkeys Increase the Size of Endogenous Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Cells Found in the Striatum: A Return to Control Measures. Cell Transplantation 2005, 14: 183-192. PMID: 15929553, DOI: 10.3727/000000005783983098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine hydroxylase-positive cellsNeural stem cellsHydroxylase-positive cellsSubstantia nigraHuman neural stem cellsParkinson's diseaseHuman NSCsCaudate nucleusEffects of NSCsPresence of NSCsImplanted neural stem cellsRight substantia nigraUntreated control monkeysRight caudate nucleusCell populationsAfrican green monkeysEndogenous cell populationsStem cellsMPTP damageMPTP treatmentStriatal environmentNigrostriatal pathwayDopamine neuronsControl monkeysSelective dopaminergic