following progabide ( 160 mg.kg-1 ) , reductions of approximately 20 % in glucose utilization were observed in most of the extrapyramidal system ( substantia nigra , pars compacta and reticulata ; globus pallidus ; caudate nucleus ) , some thalamic nuclei ( lateral geniculate body , anterior and ventrolateral thalamic nuclei ) , a number of areas related to the limbic system ( cingulate cortex ; amygdala ; hypothalamus ; lateral habenula ; nucleus accumbens ; dorsal hippocampus as well as the ca3 field ) and the raphe nuclei .
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substantia
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pars compacta