Fig. 8. Analysis of mesencephalic dopaminergic (mesDA)-associated gene expression
in SNc (A) and VTA (B) of ak mice compared with wild-type mice.
Coronal sections of Th, Aadc, Vmat2, D2r, Dat, Cck, Ntr1 and
alpha-synuclein expression in mesDA neurons are depicted. SNc, substantia
nigra compacta; VTA, ventral tegmental area; EW, Edinger-Westphal nucleus; DG,
dentate gyrus; SuM, supra mammilary nucleus.