Title: putamen
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - putamen
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12035
Status: current

Definition
Part of the basal ganglia that plays a role in coordinating movement and learning.

Note
It is involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson disease.

Related Terms
- Parkinson disease: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11998
- neurodegenerative diseases: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/11926

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 900 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'putamen' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12035
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