lateral globus pallidus
The more lateral of the two segments of the globus pallidus, abutting the putamen [ ]
Term info
lateral globus pallidus
- external globus pallidus
- external pallidum
- external part of globus pallidus
- globus pallidus extermal segment
- globus pallidus external segment
- globus pallidus externus
- globus pallidus lateralis
- globus pallidus, lateral segment
- lateral pallidal segment
- lateral pallidum
- lateral part of globus pallidus
- lateral segment of globus pallidus
- pallidus II
- pars lateralis globi pallidi medialis
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The lateral globus pallidus (or external, GPe) receives a strong glutamatergic projection from the subthalamic nucleus. The two form a particular system: a coupled pacemaker. The axons of the external globus pallidum go essentially to the subthalamic nucleus. They go also to other elements of the basal ganglia system, the striatum, the substantia nigra pars reticulata, and the internal globus pallidus, where they release the neurotransmitter GABA. GPe is particular in comparison to the other elements of the set by the fact that it does not work as an output base of the basal ganglia (not sending axons to the thalamus) but as the main regulator of the basal ganglia system. It is sometimes used as a target for deep brain stimulation as a treatment for Parkinson's disease. [WP,unvetted][Wikipedia:Lateral_globus_pallidus].
uberon
globus pallidus (rat), globus pallidus, lateral part, nucleus lateralis globi pallidi, lateral division of globus pallidus, globus pallidus lateral part, globus pallidus, external segment, pallidum dorsal region external segment, globus pallidus lateral segment, pallidum I, lateral segment of the globus pallidus, globus pallidus, pars externa
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