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Spontaneous Formation of Melanin from Dopamine in the Presence of Iron

Parkinson’s disease is associated with degeneration of neuromelanin (NM)-containing substantia nigra dopamine (DA) neurons and subsequent decreases in striatal DA transmission. Dopamine spontaneously forms a melanin through a process called melanogenesis. The present study examines conditions that p...

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Autores principales: Hedges, David M., Yorgason, Jordan T., Perez, Andrew W., Schilaty, Nathan D., Williams, Benjamin M., Watt, Richard K., Steffensen, Scott C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766172/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33339254
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox9121285