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  • adjective biology Outside the corpus striatum.

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extra- +‎ striatal

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  • The thalamus contains the highest levels of dopamine D2 receptors out of all extrastriatal brain regions.

    Science and Reason 2010

  • Riccardi P, Zald D, Li R, Park S, Ansari MS, et al. (2006) Sex differences in amphetamine-induced displacement of [(18) F] fallypride in striatal and extrastriatal regions: a PET study.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Manuela Fumagalli et al. 2010

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