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1,403
Diseases:
Parkinson disease
Mus musculus
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Reference:
Taylor TN et al.(2009) Nonmotor symptoms of Parkinsons disease revealed in an animal model with reduced monoamine storage capacity J. Neurosci. 29: 8103-8113
[PMID: 19553450]
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Transgenic mice expressing low levels of VMAT2 develop Parkinson disease like symptoms.
Mice with a 95% genetic reduction in vesicular monoamine transporter expression (VMAT2-deficient, VMAT2 LO) display progressive loss of striatal dopamine, L-DOPA-responsive motor deficits, alpha-synuclein accumulation, and nigral dopaminergic cell loss.
Mice with a 95% genetic reduction in vesicular monoamine transporter expression (VMAT2-deficient, VMAT2 LO) display progressive loss of striatal dopamine, L-DOPA-responsive motor deficits, alpha-synuclein accumulation, and nigral dopaminergic cell loss.