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nigrostriatal — Referring to the efferent connection of the substantia nigra with the striatum. See substantia nigra. * * * ni·gro·stri·a·tal .nī grō strī āt əl adj of, relating to, or joining the corpus striatum and the substantia nigra <the nigrostriatal… … Medical dictionary
nigrostriatal — ¦nīgrō, ¦nig ˌ adjective Etymology: (substantia) nigra + o + striatal : of, relating to, or joining the corpus striatum and the substantia nigra the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway degenerates in Parkinson s disease S.H.Snyder et al … Useful english dictionary
Nigrostriatal pathway — The nigrostriatal pathway is a neural pathway that connects the substantia nigra with the striatum. It is one of the four major dopamine pathways in the brain, and is particularly involved in the production of movement, as part of a system called … Wikipedia
nigrostriatal fibers — the nerve fibers of the nigrostriatal tract … Medical dictionary
nigrostriatal — ni·gro·striatal … English syllables
nigrostriatal tract — a bundle of nerve fibers extending from the substantia nigra to the globus pallidus and putamen in the corpus striatum; injury to it may be a cause of parkinsonism. Its interlacing pattern with fibers of the internal capsule gives it a comblike… … Medical dictionary
comb bundle — nigrostriatal tract … Medical dictionary
Mesolimbic pathway — Mesolimbic dopaminergic and serotonergic pathways. The mesolimbic pathway is one of the dopaminergic pathways in the brain. The pathway begins in the ventral tegmental area of the midbrain and connects to the limbic system via the nucleus… … Wikipedia
Extrapyramidal system — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Medulla spinalis. (Extrapyramidal tracts are labeled 2 in red, at left.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 623… … Wikipedia
Neural pathway — A neural pathway, neural tract, or neural face, connects one part of the nervous system with another and usually consists of bundles of elongated, myelin insulated neurons, known collectively as white matter. Neural pathways serve to connect… … Wikipedia
