| nigropallidal e. |
neurotoxicity in horses that have spent an extended period grazing on Centaurea repens or C. solstitialis, which cause necrosis of the substantia nigra and globus pallidus; characteristics include wandering around in a confused manner and rigidity of facial muscles so that the animals cannot chew and may starve to death.
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| nigrosin |
an aniline dye having a special affinity for ganglion cells, used to stain tissues from the central nervous system for study under the microscope.
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| nigrostriate f.’s |
the nerve fibers of the nigrostriate tract.
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| night palsy |
A form of paresthesia characterized by numbness, esp. at night.
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| nigrostriate t. |
a bundle of nerve fibers extending from the substantia nigra to the globus pallidus and putamen in the corpus striatum; injury to it may be a cause of parkinsonism. Its interlacing pattern with fibers of the internal capsule gives it a comblike appearance. Called also comb bundle.
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