Dopamine terminal loss in the putamen of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) shows a regional heterogeneity, reflecting selective vulnerability of degenerating neurons to mechanisms of cell death.
Pacific Parkinson's Research Centre, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, 2221 Wesbrook Mall, Purdy Pavilion Room M36, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2B5. cslee@interchange.ubc.ca