Title : Nonaminergic striatal neurons convert exogenous L-dopa to dopamine in parkinsonism.

Pub. Date : 1980 Dec

PMID : 6260009






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1 We propose that after depletion of dopaminergic terminals, these nonaminergic striatal neurons may contain a large fraction of residual dopa decarboxylase activity and may represent an important locus for conversion of administered dopa to functional dopamine in the parkinsonian corpus striatum. Dopamine dopa decarboxylase Homo sapiens