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Striatopallidal fibres

Structure of the basal ganglia

Striatopallidal fibres
Summary

Structure of the basal ganglia

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The striatopallidal fibres, also Wilson's pencils, pencil fibres of Wilson, and pencils of Wilson, are prominent myelinated fibres that connect the striatum to the globus pallidus.

Their distinctive appearance allows the putamen to be identified on light microscopy.

References

References

  1. (December 1996). "Neural information transferred from the putamen to the globus pallidus during learned movement in the monkey". J. Neurophysiol..
  2. Wilson SAK. (1914). "An experimental research into the anatomy and physiology of the corpus striatum". Brain.
  3. (2010). "Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series". Churchill Livingstone.
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