Essays Tagged: "Substantia nigra"
Parkinson's Disease
led "motor system disorders" (movement of the body). Occurs when an area of the brain known as the "substantia nigra" is damaged, and can no longer make dopamine(, the neurotransmitter that carries mo ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Discuss Parkinson's disease and criticize South African Parkinson's Association Phamplet
rder, occurring when nerve cells do not work properly in a particular area of the brain, called the substantia nigra, which is a pigmented nucleus in the brain stem ( Alexander, Fawcett & Runciman ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Brain Response of Behavior
ic potentials, depending on the postsynaptic receptor.Most dopamine is produced and secreted by the Substantia Nigra.Degeneration of the Substantia Nigra causes Parkinson's Disease, a movement disorde ... lty in initiating movement. The cell bodies of the neurons that produce dopamine are located in the Substantia Nigra. People with Parkinson's disease are given L-Dopa, a drug that stimulates the produ ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Parkinson disease
d postural instability. The disease is associated with the loss of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra(SN), a region of the midbrain. The cause of this cell loss is still unknown; howeve ... males.Pathology and Pathophysiology:The major anatomical structure that is affected in PD is called substantia nigra( SN), located in the midbrain that plays an important role in control of body movem ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology