Neural transplantation, trophic factors and Parkinson's disease.

Life Sci

Klinikum Grosshadern, Neurological Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, FRG.

Published: January 1995

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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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(94)00389-0DOI Listing

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