%0 Journal Article
%T Distribution of GABAergic Interneurons and Dopaminergic Cells in the Functional Territories of the Human Striatum
%A Javier Bern¨¢cer
%A Luc¨ªa Prensa
%A Jos¨¦ Manuel Gim¨¦nez-Amaya
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0030504
%X The afferent projections of the striatum (caudate nucleus and putamen) are segregated in three territories: associative, sensorimotor and limbic. Striatal interneurons are in part responsible for the integration of these different types of information. Among them, GABAergic interneurons are the most abundant, and can be sorted in three populations according to their content in the calcium binding proteins calretinin (CR), parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin (CB). Conversely, striatal dopaminergic cells (whose role as interneurons is still unclear) are scarce. This study aims to analyze the interneuron distribution in the striatal functional territories, as well as their organization regarding to the striosomal compartment.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0030504