The habenula is a phylogenetically old brain structure that is present ... are involved in the release of dopamine (the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area) and serotonin ...
Clinical motor symptoms are triggered by progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc ... adipose tissue and skeleton of mice. The detailed three-dimensional ...
Our study, recently published in npj Parkinson's Disease, uncovered a unique characteristic of the ventral tier of the substantia nigra pars compacta, known as the nigrosome.