A novel type of neuron within the dorsal striatum

• Main Authors: Mao, Miaomiao, Nair, Aditya, Augustine, George J.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Neuron Diversity; Science::Medicine; Interneurons
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88530; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49310
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The striatum is predominantly composed of medium spiny projection neurons, with the remaining neurons consisting of several types of interneurons. Among the interneurons are a group of cells that express tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Although the intrinsic electrical properties of these TH-expressing i...