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Neurotransmitters in the Basal Ganglia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Edith G. McGeer ,
William A. Staines  and
Patrick L. McGeer
William A. Staines
Affiliation:
Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
Patrick L. McGeer
Affiliation:
Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
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The literature is reviewed on the afferents and efferents of the caudate/putamen, globus pallidus and substantia nigra, and on the neurotransmitters occurring in the various tracts. Emphasis is placed upon the diverse roles played by GABA and glutamate as transmitters in motor pathways and upon the probability that the substantia nigra pars reticulata plays a pivotal role in the output of the basal ganglia. Excessive stimulation of the projection from the pedunculopontine tegmental area to the substantia nigra is shown to cause destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the latter nucleus, suggesting another possible mechanism for cell death in Parkinson’s disease.

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1. Neurotransmitters and the Pharmacology of the Basal Ganglia
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 11 , Issue S1: Current Concepts and Controversies in Parkinson’s Disease , February 1984 , pp. 89 - 99
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1984

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