Nerve cell loss with aging in the putamen.
A significant correlation between age and decrease in the number of nerve cells has been found in the putamen. Both small and large cells in this nucleus were proportionally involved. A possible relationship with the outfall of cells in other structures of the brain, with which the putamen is connected, in order to balance the activity of the extrapyramidal system has been suggested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002452:Cell Count; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011699:Putamen / Q000166:cytology*