Figure 2From: Neuromelanin, neurotransmitter status and brainstem location determine the differential vulnerability of catecholaminergic neurons to mitochondrial DNA deletionsDifferential susceptibility of catecholaminergic pigmented neurons to deletions of mitochondrial DNA. Levels of ΔmtDNA raise in the order of non-catecholaminergic (TH-/NeuN+) < catecholaminergic/non-pigmented (TH+/NM-) < catecholaminergic/pigmented neurons (TH+/NM+). Differences were significant at p = 0.005 (**; Mann-Whitney-Test) and p = 0.001 (***; Kruskal-Wallis-Test).Back to article page