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- noun A dark
pigment present in parts of thebrain .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the proliferation of those twiggy fibers, tiny deposits of neuromelanin are cast off like seeds.
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Moreover, neuromelanin absorbs light and has the capacity to convert light into other forms of energy.
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The neuromelanin seeds apparently are the major organizing molecules in the brain.
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It is characterized by the loss of the neuromelanin expressing dopamine (DOP) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and the deposition of Lewy bodies in many of the cells remaining in this region
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Diane Latawiec et al. 2010
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Data gained during the past few years indicates that neuromelanin primarily plays a protective role for the neurons.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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During the current study, the scientists thus investigated whether there could be a further mechanism for the accumulation of iron in the substantia nigra over and above the direct binding of the Fe3+ to neuromelanin.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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After the researchers from Bochum and Würzburg had been able to clarify the composition and production of the neuromelanin granules four years ago, they began investigating the inner life of neuromelanin granules in greater detail.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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They have managed to make a first-time decisive observation, namely to provide evidence of ferritin in the neuromelanin granules in the affected brain cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Moreover, they are trying to elucidate the exact function of the neuromelanin in the cell, and why only the neuromelanin-containing cells in the substantia nigra die-off.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Prof. Katrin Marcus concludes that - in the opinion of her research team - ferritin in the neuromelanin granules is a further significant element in the homeostasis of the iron content in the substantia nigra.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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