Tepper J M, Abercrombie E D, Bolam J P
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
Prog Brain Res. 2007;160:3-7. doi: 10.1016/S0079-6123(06)60001-0.
This is the introductory chapter to an edited volume comprising 18 chapters written by 38 specially selected authors covering the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry/pharmacology and behavioral aspects of GABA in the basal ganglia. In this chapter the various nuclei of the basal ganglia are defined and their cellular structure, connections and function reviewed in brief in order to provide an orientation for the subsequent 17 chapters.
这是一本编辑著作的引言章,该著作包含18章,由38位特别挑选的作者撰写,内容涵盖基底神经节中γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)的解剖学、生理学、生物化学/药理学及行为学方面。在本章中,对基底神经节的各个核团进行了定义,并简要回顾了它们的细胞结构、连接和功能,以便为后续的17章提供一个导向。