AADC	aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
ATCC	American Type Culture Collection
DA	dopamine
DAergic	dopaminergic
DAPI	4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride
DAT	dopamine transporter
DPBS	Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline without Ca2+ and Mg2+
LCs	LUHMES cells
L-DOPA	L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine
MAP2	microtubule-associated protein 2
MPP+	1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium iodide
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
PD	Parkinson’s disease
TH	tyrosine hydroxylase
UKN	University of Konstanz
VMAT2	vesicular monoamine transporter 2