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striatal

striatal adjective: pertaining to the corpus striatum.

Adjective

striatal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the corpus striatum.
    • The availability of dopamine can lead to the translocation of dopamine D1 receptors from the cytosol to the plasma membrane ( 22 ), and down-regulation of striatal dopamine D2 receptors has been shown to occur after 7 days of motor training in developing rats ( 23 ).2009 February 6, Fiona McNab et al., “Changes in Cortical Dopamine D1 Receptor Binding Associated with Cognitive Training”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 800–802

Origin of striatal

From striate + -al, from Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).

Words formed from striatal

Questions about striatal

What does striatal mean?
Striatal means pertaining to the corpus striatum.
What part of speech is striatal?
Striatal is an adjective.

Words near striatal in the dictionary

  1. striae
  2. striae gravidarum
  3. strial
  4. Striar
  5. striata
  6. striatal
  7. striatally
  8. striate
  9. striate cortex
  10. striate cortexes
  11. striate cortices

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