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Genetic control of meso-diencephalic dopaminergic neuron development in rodents.
In: Dopamine Handbook. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2010. 141-159
Meso-diencephalic dopaminergic (mdDA) neurons play a key role in several human brain functions and are thus also involved in the pathophysiology of severe neurological and psychiatric disorders. The prospect of regenerative therapies for some of these disorders has fueled the interest of developmental neurobiologists in deciphering the molecular cues and processes controlling the generation of the mdDA neurons in the vertebrate brain. Rodents, in particular the mouse, have served as the classical model organism due to their phylogenetic relationship to humans, their relatively well-characterized mdDA system on both the anatomical and physiological levels, and the propensity of the mouse to undergo genetic manipulation. This chapter focuses on in vivo data obtained from the analyses of mutant mice, as several reports have indicated that cell culture-based in vitro data do not always recapitulate the in vivo situation.
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Publication type
Article: Periodical or book chapter
Editors
Iversen, L.* ; Iversen, S.* ; Dunnett, S.* ; Bjorklund, A.*
Keywords
Meso-diencephalic dopaminergic neurons; Dopamine neurons; Neuron development; Rodents
ISBN
978-0-19-537303-5
Book Volume Title
Dopamine Handbook
Quellenangaben
Pages: 141-159
Publisher
Oxford Univ. Press
Publishing Place
Oxford
Institute(s)
Institute of Developmental Genetics (IDG)