Neuromelanin Activates Microglia and Induces Degeneration of Dopaminergic Neurons: Implications for Progression of Parkinson’s Disease

The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinates

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Reactive microglia are positive for HLA‐DR in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease brains

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Melanized dopaminergic neurons are differentially susceptible to degeneration in Parkinson's disease

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Aggregated α‐synuclein activates microglia: a process leading to disease progression in Parkinson's disease

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