Parkinson's disease: Iron accumulation to the point of demise
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 10:56
in Health & Medicine
Neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine are the cerebral cells that most commonly die-off in Parkinson's disease. The cells in the so-called substantia nigra, which contain the dark pigment neuromelanin, are affected. It is also known that the iron content of these cells increases during the course of Parkinson's disease.