Part 1 of this update on new restorative therapeutic strategies against Parkinsons's disease focuses on transplantation of dopamine-secreting tissue. Special emphasis is put on clinical trials with fetal mesencephalic cells. Problems and potential alternative approaches are discussed. Part 2 emphasizes progress in the related field of neurotrophic factors for dopaminergic midbrain neurons.
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