QUESTION 4 Which of the following brain regions and neuronal types are most crit

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QUESTION 4 Which of the following brain regions and neuronal types are most critical to Parkinson's disease? Motor cortex, dopaminergic Striatum, serotonergic Substantia nigra, serotonergid Substantia nigra, dopaminergic QUESTION 5 Which of the following is not a barrier to recovery in spinal cord injury? Local macrophage/microglial activity at the injury site OCSPGs The limited recovery potential of CNS axons The glial scar QUESTION 6 Which gene in the DSCR is related to the degeneration of neurons in Down Syndrome patients? APP NCAM Olig2 SOD1

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4. Substantia nigra, dopaminergic
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative, progressive disorder that affects nerve cells in deep parts of the brain called the basal ganglia and the substantia nigra. Nerve cells in the substantia nigra produce the neurotransmitter dopamine and are responsible for relaying messages that plan and control body movement.

5. Limited recovery potential of cns axons

6. APP

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