Dopaminergic neurons are not a major Sonic hedgehog ligand source for striatal cholinergic or PV interneurons
Flávia Turcato, Elliot Wegman, Tao Lü, Nathan Ferguson, Yu Luo
Abstract
in DA neurons does not affect DA neuron survival or locomotive function in cKO mice during aging, nor does it affect the long-term survival of cholinergic or FS PV + interneurons in the striatum (STR).
Topics & Concepts
NeuroscienceSonic hedgehogDopaminergicCholinergicCellular neuroscienceCholinergic neuronChemistryBiologyDopamineCell biologySignal transductionMemory and Neural MechanismsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchHedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies