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Schematic illustration of the dopaminergic pathway within the striatum. Dopamine is synthesized and stored in vesicles until released into the synaptic cleft in response to an action potential. After interacting with the postsynaptic dopamine receptors, dopamine is released back into the synaptic cleft, where it is actively taken up by dopamine transporters and carried into the presynaptic neuron.
