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ReviewJournal of biomedical science2014

The lifelong maintenance of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons by Nurr1 and engrailed.

Kambiz N Alavian, Sharmin Jeddi, Sahar I Naghipour, Pegah Nabili, Pawel Licznerski, Travis S Tierney

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Review in Journal of biomedical science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kambiz N AlavianDivision of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, E508, Burlington Danes, Hammersmith Hospital, DuCane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. k.alavian@imperial.ac.uk.
Sharmin Jeddi
Sahar I Naghipour
Pegah Nabili
Pawel Licznerski
Travis S Tierney
Hammersmith Hospital · GBSadra Institute Of Higher Education · IRBrigham and Women's Hospital · USYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specific vulnerability and degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta of the midbrain is the pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease. A number of transcription factors regulate the birth and development of this set of neurons and some remain constitutively expressed throughout life. These maintenance transcription factors are closely associated with essential neurophysiological functions and are required ultimately for the long-term survival of the midbrain dopaminergic neurons. The current review describes the role of two such factors, Nurr1 and engrailed, in differentiation, maturation, and in normal physiological functions including acquisition of neurotransmitter identity. The review will also elucidate the relationship of these factors with life, vulnerability, degeneration and death of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons in the context of Parkinson's disease.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationDopaminergic NeuronsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMesencephalonNeurotransmitter AgentsNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2Parkinson DiseaseSubstantia NigraTranscription Factorsengrailed homeobox proteinsHomeodomain ProteinsNeurotransmitter AgentsNR4A2 protein, humanNuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2Transcription Factors

Identifiers

PMID24685177
PMCPMC3998737
OpenAlexW2124940674

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