The pathophysiology of motor thalamus Mª Victoria Perea Bartolomé and Valentina Ladera Fernández
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On the relationships between the caudal intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus and the basal ganglia: Implications for the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease José L. Lanciego, María Castle, Pedro Barroso-Chinea and María S. Aymerich
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Functional role of basal ganglia in normal and pathological behaviour Giuseppe Crescimanno, Maurizio Casarrubea and Filippina Sorbera
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Basal ganglia, drug addiction and the neuroscience of maladaptive habits Juan J. Canales, Antonio Ferragud, Clara Velázquez and Ana Pérez-Villalba
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Role of endogenous cannabinoids in the control of basal ganglia activity Javier Fernández-Ruiz, Moisés García-Arencibia, Onintza Sagredo and José A. Ramos
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Role of central 5-HT2C receptor in the control of basal ganglia functions Ennio Esposito, Vincenzo Di Matteo, Massimo Pierucci, Arcangelo Benigno and Giuseppe Di Giovanni
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Nitric oxide system and basal ganglia physiopathology Elaine Del Bell, Marcela Bermúdez-Echeverry, Cristiane Salum and Rita Raisman-Vozari
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Inflammation in Parkinson’s disease: Therapeutic implications Arcangelo Benigno, Ennio Esposito, Giuseppe Crescimanno, Di Matteo Vincenzo and Giuseppe Di Giovanni
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Adenosine A2A receptor antagonist treatment of Parkinson’s disease Annalisa Pinna, Nicola Simola and Micaela Morelli
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Estrogen, neuroinflammation and neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease: Key role of neuron-glia crosstalk Bianca Marchetti
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Antioxidants dietary intake and Parkinson's disease Giuseppe Di Giovanni, Arcangelo Benigno, Di Matteo Vincenzo, Attilio Licciardi and Ennio Esposito
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Functional neuroimaging in movement disorders Paola Piccini and Nicola Pavese
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Pharmacological, cellular and molecular therapy for Huntington disease Zheng-Hong Qin
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