Transfection of the BDNF Gene in the Surviving Dopamine Neurons in Conjunction with Continuous Administration of Pramipexole Restores Normal Motor Behavior in a Bilateral Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease.

"Disclosure The funders had no role in the study's design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation, manuscript writing, or decision to publish the results. Armando de Jesús Espadas-Alvarez current affiliation: Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México, México. Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest."

"This work was supported by El Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologias (CONAHCYT) grant #166638 (AJ) and grants #224222 and #254686 (MFD). We also thank Arturo Sierra for his participation in the experiments. Arturo Sierra passed away before submitting the last version of this manuscript."