Dopamine (DA) is a key neurotransmitter involved in multiple physiological functions
including motor control, modulation of affective and emotional states, reward mechanisms …

Dopaminergic (DA) neurons of the ventral midbrain (VM) play vital roles in the regulation of
voluntary movement, emotion and reward. They are divided into the A8, A9 and A10 …

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopment disorder that is strongly associated with alterations in
dopamine neurotransmission. Common features of animal models of schizophrenia include …

The transcription factor Nurr1 is essential for the generation of midbrain dopaminergic
neurons (mDA). Only a few Nurr1‐regulated genes have so far been identified and it …

Schizophrenia is a heterogeneous group of disorders with unknown etiology. Although
abnormalities in multiple neurotransmitter systems have been linked to schizophrenia …

The relatively few dopaminergic neurons in the mammalian brain are mostly located in the
midbrain and regulate many important neural functions, including motor integration …

Gliosis is strongly implicated in the development and maintenance of persistent pain states
following chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve. Here we demonstrate that in the …

Developmental vitamin D (DVD) deficiency has been proposed as an important risk factor for
schizophrenia. Our previous study using Sprague Dawley rats found that DVD deficiency …

1α-Hydroxylase is the enzyme responsible for the production of the active form of vitamin D,
1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. 1α-Hydroxylase, found largely in the kidney, is known to be up …

Nurr1 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) play major roles in cognition. Nurr1
regulates BDNF in midbrain dopaminergic neurons and cerebellar granule cells. Nurr1 and …