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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Makoto Yoshimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Wakamatsu, Saitama, JP;
Aiko Ishii, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 67/027 (2006.01); A01K 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a model animal of Parkinson's disease comprising an α-synuclein gene introduced therein. The present invention provides a transgenic non-human mammal or a portion thereof, wherein an α-synuclein gene is introduced and the gene is expressed in neurons, and the number of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantial nigra is significantly decreased as compared with that of a wild-type animal.