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substantia nigra
- Term ID
- UBERON:0002038
- Synonyms
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- nucleus of basis pedunculi
- nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis
- SN
- Soemmering's substance
- substancia nigra
- substantia nigra (Soemmerringi)
- Definition
- Predominantly gray matter midbrain structure lying dorsal to the crus cerebri and ventral to the midbrain tegmentum. It is divided into a dorsal, cellularly compact region known as the pars compacta and a more ventrally located, containing more loosely packed cells, the pars reticulata. The most lateral region of the reticulata is identified as the pars lateralis (MM).
- References
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- BAMS:SN
- BTO:0000143
- CALOHA:TS-0990
- DHBA:12251
- EFO:0000922
- EHDAA2:0004711
- EMAPA:35835
- EV:0100247
- GAID:581
- HBA:9072
- MA:0000210
- MAT:0000504
- MESH:A08.186.211.132.659.687
- NCIT:C12453
- Substantia:nigra
- UMLS:C0038590
- UMLS:C1269578
- VHOG:0001573
- birnlex:789
- http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=536
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0038590
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1269578
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/279286002
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