Structural Characteristics of Human Substantia Nigra Neuromelanin and Synthetic Dopamine Melanins
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 75 (6) , 2583-2589
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0752583.x
Abstract
Neuromelanin (NM) is a complex polymer pigment foundprimarily in the dopaminergic neurons of the human substantia nigra. Thestructure of NM is only partially characterized, and its synthes...Keywords
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