Changes of Dopamine Turnover in the Progression of Parkinson's Disease as Measured by Positron Emission Tomography: Their Relation to Disease-Compensatory Mechanisms
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- 31 August 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- Vol. 24 (8), 869-876
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.wcb.0000126563.85360.75
Abstract
An increase in dopamine turnover has been shown to occur early in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study investigated changes of dopamine turnover as a function o...This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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