Sex-Dependent Effects of Glutamatergic Disruption on Dopaminergic Neuron Subtype Vulnerable in Parkinson's Disease
Kathleen F Carmichael, Victor M. Martinez Smith, Jinhui Ding, Gavin Riccobono, Lisa Chang, Lixin Sun, Lupeng Wang, Huaibin Cai
This study shows that disrupting NMDA receptor-mediated glutamatergic input to ALDH1A1+ dopaminergic neurons causes sex-specific feeding abnormalities linked to Parkinson's disease.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience