Parkinson’s Disease: Iron Accumulation To The Point Of Demise

Saturday, September 5, 2009 - 22:29 in Health & Medicine

Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine are the cerebral cells that most commonly die-off in Parkinson’s disease. The cells in the so-called substantia nigra, which contain the dark pigment neuromelanin, are affected. It is also known that the iron content of these cells increases during the course of Parkinson’s disease.

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