nigrostriatal

adjective

ni·​gro·​stri·​a·​tal ˌnī-grō-strī-ˈāt-ᵊl How to pronounce nigrostriatal (audio)
: of, relating to, or joining the corpus striatum and the substantia nigra
the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway degenerates in Parkinson's diseaseS. H. Snyder et al.

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“Nigrostriatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nigrostriatal. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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