Basal ganglia disorders associated with imbalances in the striatal striosome and matrix compartments
The striatum is composed principally of GABAergic, medium spiny projection neurons (MSNs) that can be categorized based on their gene expression, electrophysiological profiles and input-output circuits. Major subdivisions of MSN populations include 1) those in ventromedial and dorsolateral striatal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2011.00059/full |