1987
Differential responsiveness to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine toxicity in sub-regions of the primate substantia nigra and striatum
Elsworth J, Deutch A, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Differential responsiveness to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine toxicity in sub-regions of the primate substantia nigra and striatum. Life Sciences 1987, 40: 193-202. PMID: 3491946, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(87)90359-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigraParkinsonian disabilityDA neuronsSymptomatic animalsMedial regionAsymptomatic animalsHVA/DA ratioLateral regionsDA concentrationPrimate substantia nigraDA histofluorescenceNigrostriatal pathwayTetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxicityDopaminergic neuronsContralateral halfDA ratioDopaminergic cellsLipofuscin fluorescenceCell bodiesStriatumIndividual neuronsNeuronsDifferential responsivenessMarked lossDopamine
1986
Preferential vulnerability of A8 dopamine neurons in the primate to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Deutch A, Elsworth J, Goldstein M, Fuxe K, Redmond D, Sladek J, Roth R. Preferential vulnerability of A8 dopamine neurons in the primate to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine. Neuroscience Letters 1986, 68: 51-56. PMID: 3487756, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(86)90228-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA8 regionDA neuronsSubstantia nigraDopamine cell groupsDopaminergic neuronsDopamine neuronsImmunohistochemical examinationPreferential vulnerabilityHomovanillic acidBiochemical assessmentCell groupsMarked depletionNeuronsSame animalsSignificant decreaseMarked lossMPTPStriatumNigraVervet monkeysMidbrainTetrahydropyridine