Globus pallidus neurons receive GABAergic input from the caudate-putamen via the striatopallidal pathway. Anatomical studies indicate that many CB(1) cannabinoid receptors are localized on terminals of striatopallidal axons. Accordingly, the hypothesis of the present work was that activation of CB(1) receptors presynaptically inhibits neurotransmission between striatopallidal axons and globus p...

GridFTP is a high-performance, reliable data transfer protocol optimized for high-bandwidth wide-area networks. Based on the Internet FTP protocol, it defines extensions for highperformance operation and security. The Globus implementation of GridFTP provides a modular and extensible data transfer system architecture suitable for wide area and high-performance environments. GridFTP is the de fa...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review recent literature on diagnostic and treatment options for globus pharyngeus. RECENT FINDINGS There are no controlled studies looking at the use of proton pump inhibitors specifically for globus. The small volume of level I evidence has failed to demonstrate superiority of proton pump inhibitors over placebo for treatment of laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms (includ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Advancing age is associated with declines in motor function; understanding age-related changes in the basal ganglia, therefore, is imperative for comprehension of such functional changes. The purpose of this study was to examine the age, sex, and hemispheric differences in volume of the caudate nucleus, the putamen, and the globus pallidus. METHODS In a sample of 148 he...

This paper describes software developed at the Research Centre Jülich to demonstrate the feasibility of Grid interoperability between UNICORE (Uniform Interface to Computer Resources) [1] and Globus [2] without changes to any of the systems. UNICORE user requests, like job submission, status query, and output retrieval had to be mapped to the corresponding Globus mechanisms. Another significant...

The distribution of [Met]-Enkephalin and Dynorphin-like immunoreactivity were studied in the monkey and human globus pallidus and substantia nigra. These distributions were compared to those seen in these structures of the rat. Interspecies variations were observed in the substantia nigra, and in both pallidal segments. Differences between the distribution of the two opiate peptides occurred mo...

The Globus toolkit is a grid middleware being developed at the Institute of Sciences Information of the University of Southern California and at Argonne National Laboratories. In this paper we briefly introduce the core services and the functionalities provided; in particular we address the Globus Security Infrastructure, the resource management and the Grid Information Service.

INTRODUCTION The subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra, and globus pallidus, three nuclei of the human basal ganglia, play an important role in motor, associative, and limbic processing. The network of the basal ganglia is generally characterized by a direct, indirect, and hyperdirect pathway. This study aims to investigate the mesoscopic nature of these connections between the subthalamic nucl...