nigrostriatal fibers
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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 — 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 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
Corticopontine fibers — Brain: Corticopontine fibers Coronal section through mid brain. 1. Corpora quadrigemina. 2. Cerebral aqueduct. 3. Central gray stratum. 4. Interpeduncular space. 5. Sulcus lateralis. 6. Substantia nigra. 7. Red nucleus of … Wikipedia
Posterior external arcuate fibers — Diagram showing the course of the arcuate fibers. (Testut.) 1. Medulla oblongata anterior surface. 2. Anterior median fissure. 3. Fourth ventricle. 4. Inferior olivary nucleus, with the accessory olivary nuclei. 5. Gracile nucleus … Wikipedia
Pontocerebellar fibers — Brain: Pontocerebellar fibers Scheme showing the connections of the several parts of the brain. Latin fibrae pontocerebellares NeuroNames … 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
Striatum — Brain: Striatum purple=caudate and putamen, orange=thalamus … Wikipedia
Substantia nigra — Brain: Substantia nigra Section through superior colliculus showing Substantia nigra … Wikipedia
Middle cerebellar peduncle — Brain: Middle cerebellar peduncle Dissection showing the projection fibers of the cerebellum. (Middle peduncle labeled at upper right.) Latin pedunculus cerebellaris medius NeuroNames … Wikipedia
