Model Type: Non-human primate

Model Overview MPTP (0.2 mg/kg, i.v.) is administered to cynomolgus macaques over a period of several weeks and titrated to produce the required severity of parkinsonian phenotype. The degree of parkinsonism is stable and persists over many years allowing both the acute and chronic effect of compounds to be evaluated.  Dopamine agonists reverse MPTP-induced parkinsonism…