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Globus pallidus internal segment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17499112     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The internal segment of the globus pallidus (GP(i)) gathers many bits of information including movement-related activity from the striatum, external segment of the globus pallidus (GP(e)), and subthalamic nucleus (STN), and integrates them. The GP(i) receives rich GABAergic inputs from the striatum and GP(e), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors are distributed in the GP(i) in a specific manner. Thus, inputs from the striatum and GP(e) may control GP(i) activity in a different way. The GP(i) finally conveys processed information outside the basal ganglia. Changes in GABAergic neurotransmission have been reported in movement disorders and suggested to play an important role in the pathophysiology of the symptoms.
Authors:
Atsushi Nambu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Progress in brain research     Volume:  160     ISSN:  0079-6123     ISO Abbreviation:  Prog. Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2007  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-14     Completed Date:  2007-09-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376441     Medline TA:  Prog Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  135-50     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of System Neurophysiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 38 Nishigo-naka, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan. nambu@nips.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism
Globus Pallidus / anatomy & histology,  physiology*
Humans
Movement / physiology
Neural Inhibition / physiology
Neural Pathways / anatomy & histology,  physiology*
Receptors, GABA / physiology*
Synaptic Transmission / physiology
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; 0/Receptors, GABA; 56-12-2/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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