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MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry of Neuropeptides in Parkinson’s Disease
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MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry of Neuropeptides in Parkinson’s Disease

MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry of Neuropeptides in Parkinson’s Disease

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February 14, 2012

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16:57 min
February 14, 2012

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Dopamine replacement pharmacotherapy using L-DOPA is the most commonly used symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease, but is accompanied by side effects including involuntary abnormal movements, termed dyskinesia 1. Here, a protocol for MALDI imaging mass spectrometry is presented that detects changes in rat brain neuropeptide levels related to dyskinesia.

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