Levodopa treatment for low-dose 6-OHDA-treated mice

By Beatriz Elizabeth Nielsen, PhD and Chris Ford, PhD
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Output Details

Description
This protocol describes a one-week levodopa treatment for mice partially depleted of dopamine.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.4r3l29dpjv1y/v1
Tags
  • 6-OHDA
  • Animal
  • Levodopa
  • Mouse
Team
Team Edwards
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
Circuitry and Brain-Body Interactions

Meet the Authors

  • Beatriz Elizabeth Nielsen, PhD

    Key Personnel: Team Edwards, 

    University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  • Chris Ford, PhD

    Collaborating PI: Team Edwards, 

    University of Colorado

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