Fig. 2. DMT1 expression in the mesencephalon of MPTP-intoxicated mice.(A)WesternblotanalysisofDMT1C-terminalisoformsandactinexpressioninventral mesencephalon homogenates of control and MPTP-treated mice (n ?4 or 5 per day). (B) Time course of DMT1 ?IRE and DMT1 ?IRE expressionchanges (by immunoblot quantification; Top and Middle) and percentage ofdopaminergic cell loss (by stereological cell counting of TH-positive DNs;Bottom) after acute MPTP intoxication. ** , P ? 0.01 compared with control;##,P?0.05comparedwithday1.