Striatopallidal fibres explained

The striatopallidal fibres, also Wilson's pencils,[1] [2] pencil fibres of Wilson,[3] and pencils of Wilson, are prominent myelinated fibres that connect the striatum to the globus pallidus.

Their distinctive appearance allows the putamen to be identified on light microscopy.

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Notes and References

  1. Kimura M, Kato M, Shimazaki H, Watanabe K, Matsumoto N . Neural information transferred from the putamen to the globus pallidus during learned movement in the monkey . J. Neurophysiol. . 76 . 6 . 3771–86 . December 1996 . 8985875 .
  2. Wilson SAK . An experimental research into the anatomy and physiology of the corpus striatum . Brain . 36 . 427–92 . 1914 . 10.1093/brain/36.3-4.427.
  3. Book: Perry, Arie . Brat, Daniel J. . Practical Surgical Neuropathology: A Diagnostic Approach: A Volume in the Pattern Recognition series . Churchill Livingstone . 2010 . 23–24 . 1st . 978-0-443-06982-6 .

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