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The topographical distributions of Met-enkephalin, dopamine and noradrenaline were determined in serial frontal sections of human substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and ventral tegmental area. Met-enkephalin was identified by Biogel and thin layer chromatography and assayed by a specific radioimmunoassay. In the substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata), the levels of Met-enkephalin increased progressively from the rostral to the caudal part of the structure. This pattern closely resembled that of dopamine levels, particularly in the pars compacta. Noradrenaline levels in the substantia nigra and those of Met-enkephalin, dopamine, and noradrenaline in the ventral tegmental area, exhibited only limited fluctuations from the anterior to the posterior part of each structure. Highly significant decreases in Met-enkephalin, dopamine and noradrenaline levels were observed in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area of Parkinsonian brains. This observation, together with the close topographical association of dopamine and Met-enkephalin in the substantia nigra, further supports the likely existence of important functional relationships between dopaminergic and enkephalinergic neurons in the human brain.
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