Striatal
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Pertaining to the corpus striatum. not-comparable
"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 )."
Example
More examples"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 )."
Etymology
From striate + -al, from Latin striatum, past participle of strio (“to groove”).
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