behavior/neurological
• reduced mobility and immobility in severely affected animals are reversed by administration of levodopa and apomorphine
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• by 10-12 months a visually apparent immobility is observed, without accompanying weakness; this is observed in the home cage and in the open field
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• progressively reduced mobility is observed
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nervous system
N |
• no observable cell death or gliosis is observed in the spinal cord, and no abnormalities in general brain structure are observed in 10-12 month old mice
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• phosphorylated tau appears to be localized in abnormal axonal swellings and dystrophic neurites in the dorsal striatum
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• while neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and ventral tegmental area are normal in number and anatomical organization, SNpc neurons have reduced cell body sized and marked reduction in number of dendrites in the substantia nigra pars reticulata
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• in striatum and piriform cortex, dopaminergic axons appear to be beaded or fragmented and exhibit spheroids and dystrophic neurites
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homeostasis/metabolism
• in striatum, levels of dopamine are reduced significantly
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Parkinson's disease 8 | DOID:0060371 |
OMIM:607060 |
J:149135 |