Microglia drive excessive iron transfer in Parkinson's disease models
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition associated with worsening tremors, slowed movements, changes in walking and speech, muscle rigidity and postural instability. Many of its symptoms are associated with a progressive loss of dopamine-producing neurons in a brain region called the substantia nigra pars compacta.
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