Extrastriatal dopaminergic circuits of the basal ganglia

The basal ganglia are comprised of the striatum, the external and internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPe and GPi, respectively), the subthalamic nucleus (STN), and the substantia nigra pars compacta and reticulata (SNc and SNr, respectively). Dopamine has long been identified as an important...

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Main Authors: Karen Suzanne Rommelfanger, Thomas eWichmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2010.00139/full