High density of zinc-containing and dynorphin B- and substance P-immunoreactive terminals in the marginal division of the rat striatum

A distinct subdivision of the striatum has recently been described which is located at the caudomedial margin of the striatum, surrounding the rostrolateral edge of the globus pallidus. This "marginal division" has an internal organization and an efferent distribution which is distinct from the rest of the striatum. The striatum contains moderately high levels of zinc and the neuropeptides enkephalin, dynorphin and substance P. In the present study we have examined the distribution of histologically detectable zinc and of dynorphin B- and substance P-immunoreactivity in the marginal division of the striatum. Each of these substances was more dense within the confines of the marginal division than in the rest of the striatum. These data provide further evidence that the marginal division is a structurally distinct subdivision of the striatum.

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