Non-dopamine containing efferents of substantia nigra: The pathway to the lower brain stem
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal Of Neural Transmission-Parkinsons Disease and Dementia Section
- Vol. 47 (3) , 221-226
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01250602
Abstract
In animals pretreated with 6-hydroxydopamine, the descending efferent connections of the substantia nigra are restricted to a bilateral projection to the superior colliculus and a pathway which stops in the dorso-lateral reticular formation of the pons.Keywords
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