title: Organization of central nervous system dopaminergic pathways.
abstract: In the present paper the organization of central nervous system dopaminergic pathways is concisely reviewed. Six dopaminergic systems are described: the midbrain efferent system, the tubero-infundibular, the diencephalo-spinal, the incerto-hypothalamic, the periventricular, and the retinal systems. Anatomo-functional correlations can be presently outlined for most dopamine-containing networks, and anatomo-clinical studies indicate that they are globally affected in patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Altavista
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004027:Diencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012160:Retina / Q000032:analysis; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine