nigrostriatal
adjective
ni·gro·stri·a·tal
ˌnī-grō-strī-ˈāt-ᵊl 
: of, relating to, or joining the corpus striatum and the substantia nigra
the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway degenerates in Parkinson's disease—
S. H. Snyder et al.
S. H. Snyder et al.Cite this Entry
“Nigrostriatal.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nigrostriatal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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