Structural Characteristics of Human Substantia Nigra Neuromelanin and Synthetic Dopamine Melanins
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Structural characteristics of human substantia nigra neuromelanin and synthetic dopamine melanins.
Neuromelanin (NM) is a complex polymer pigment found primarily in the dopaminergic neurons of the human substantia nigra. The structure of NM is only partially characterized, and its synthesis pathway remains unknown. We used nuclear magnetic and infrared spectroscopy to examine the structure of human NM isolated from the substantia nigra compared with synthetic dopamine melanins. Biochemical a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurochemistry
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0022-3042
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0752583.x