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nigrostriatal

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nigrostriatal /ni·gro·stri·a·tal/ (ni″gro-stri-āt´'l) projecting from the substantia nigra to the corpus striatum; said of a bundle of nerve fibers.
ni·gro·stri·a·tal (ngr-str-tl)
adj.
Of or relating to the efferent connection of the substantia nigra with the striate body.
nigrostriatal [ni″gro-stri-a´tal]
projecting from the substantia nigra to the corpus striatum; said of a bundle of nerve fibers.
nigrostriatal
projecting from the substantia nigra to the corpus striatum; said of a bundle of nerve fibers.
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