Table 2. Vulnerability of cholinergic populations.

(*)=Unconfirmed by independent marker.

	Cre expression		Cell death vulnerability
Cholinergic population	Dlx-Cre	ChAT-Cre	Dlx-Cre	ChAT-Cre
Dorsolateral striatum (including dorsal caudate putamen)	Confirmed	Confirmed	Severe	Severe
Dorsomedial striatum (including ventral caudate putamen)	Confirmed	Confirmed	Mild	Spared
Nucleus accumbens	Confirmed	Confirmed	-	-
Basal forebrain	Confirmed	Confirmed	Spared	Spared
Cholinergic Brainstem	Absent	Confirmed	n/a	Severe (*)
Primary Motor Neurons	Absent	Confirmed	n/a	Moderate