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Immunohistochemical Studies on Neurotransmitters in Rat Basal Ganglia

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Clinical Aspects of Sensory Motor Integration

Part of the book series: Advances in Applied Neurological Sciences ((NEUROLOGICAL,volume 4))

Abstract

Numerous neurotransmitters are present in the basal ganglia. Knowledge of their distribution is one of the prerequisites for understanding the neurochemical organization of the basal ganglia and may eventually help to develop new strategies in the treatment of basal ganglia disorders. Based on (immuno-) histochemical studies, this article summarizes the known distribution of classical neurotransmitters and neuropeptides and the coexistence of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides in neuronal cell bodies of the rat basal ganglia. (For the distribution of neurotransmitters in afferents to the basal ganglia see the recent review by McGeer et al. [15]).

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Oertel, W.H., Struppler, A. (1987). Immunohistochemical Studies on Neurotransmitters in Rat Basal Ganglia. In: Struppler, A., Weindl, A. (eds) Clinical Aspects of Sensory Motor Integration. Advances in Applied Neurological Sciences, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71540-2_25

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