Corpus striatum

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

nigrostriatum

Broader Terms

basal ganglia

Narrower Terms

caudate nucleus, lenticular nucleus

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• A part of the corpus striatum is imbedded in the white substance of the hemisphere, and is therefore external to the ventricle; it is termed the extraventricular portion, or the lentiform nucleus.
• The corpus striatum is called a cross-roads of limbic and non-limbic systems.
• Since the corpus striatum is the primary target for these dopaminergic neurons, it has long been thought that the corpus striatum is the principal region affected.
• Report available on microscopic observations of neuronal damages in corpus striatum is inadequate.
• The release of dopamine (DA) from corpus striatum is affected by the endocrine state of the animal being progesterone suggested as a potential hormonal modulatory signal.

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