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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2017 Dec 27;25:2–9. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2017.12.005

Table 1.

Abbreviations used in this article

BG basal ganglia
CmPf centromedian and parafascicular nuclei of thalamus
D1 receptor dopamine receptor subtype 1
D2 receptor dopamine receptor subtype 2
GABA gamma-aminobutyric acid
GPe globus pallidus externa
GPi globus pallidus interna
ICD impulse control disorders
LID levodopa-induced dyskinesia
MSN medium-sized spiny neurons
PPN pedunculopontine nucleus
SNc substantia nigra pars compacta
SNr substantia nigra pars reticulata
STN subthalamic nucleus
vGlut1 or 2 glutamate transporter isoform 1 or 2