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. 2017 Nov 13;18(11):2404. doi: 10.3390/ijms18112404
l-DOPA l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
DYT5b Tyrosine hydroxylase
AADC Dihydroxy-Phenyl Acetic Acid
DAT Dopamine Transporter
VMAT2 Vesicular Monoamine Transporter2
COMT Catechol-O-Methyltransferase
MAO Monoamine Oxidase
PBS Phosphate Buffered Solution
SNc Substantial nigra zona compacta
VTA Tegmental area
PCR Reverse transcription-polymerase Chain reaction
CCK-8 Cell Counting Kit-8
ELISA Enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay
mRNA Messenger RNA
cDNA Completementary DNA
DAPI 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
PD Parkinson’s disease
AD Alzheimer’s disease