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Substantia nigra pars compacta
| Name: | Substantia nigra pars compacta |
| Description: | Regional part of substantia nigra consisting of a densely packed region of cells, more or less dorsal to the pars reticulata, but extending into the pars reticulata in some species. The dominant neurotransmitter used by pars compacta neurons is dopamine. Pars compacta neurons are pigmented in many species (MM). |
| Synonym(s): | pars compacta, Substantia nigra compact part, Substantia nigra compacta |
| Is part of: | Substantia nigra |
| Abbreviation: | SNC, SNpc |
| Super-category: | Regional part of brain |
| Id: | birnlex_990 |
| Organism: | Mammal |
| Link to OWL / RDF: | Download this content as OWL/RDF |
| Neuronames ID ( what's this?): | 528 |
| Overlaps : | Dopaminergic cell group A9 |
Neurons in Substantia nigra pars compacta
Substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic cell are neurons that can be found in Substantia nigra pars compacta or its parts.
Parts of Substantia nigra pars compacta
Inferred outgoing projections for Substantia nigra pars compacta
The following brain regions receive axons from Substantia nigra pars compacta: Subthalamic nucleus. The statements about these projections are not made on this page, but rather are made on the pages linked here.
- Abbreviation Source: NeuroNames_abbrevSource
- This visualization was created by the Scalable Brain Atlas group and is based on the Rhesus Monkey - Paxinos et al. 2000
Facts about Substantia nigra pars compactaRDF feed
| Abbrev | SNC, SNpc + |
| AbbrevSource | NeuroNames_abbrevSource + |
| Created | 15 July 2006 + |
| CurationStatus | pending final vetting + |
| Definition | Regional part of substantia nigra consisti … Regional part of substantia nigra consisting of a densely packed region of cells, more or less dorsal to the pars reticulata, but extending into the pars reticulata in some species. The dominant neurotransmitter used by pars compacta neurons is dopamine. Pars compacta neurons are pigmented in many species (MM). eurons are pigmented in many species (MM). |
| EditorialNote | NeuroNames uses the preferred label "pars compacta." |
| Has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| Id | birnlex_990 + |
| Is part of | Substantia nigra + |
| Label | Substantia nigra pars compacta + |
| ModifiedDate | 15 February 2012 + |
| NeuronamesLink | http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=528 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | PONS brain region + |
| PartiallyOverlapsWith | Dopaminergic cell group A9 + |
| Species | Mammal + |
| SuperCategory | Regional part of brain + |
| Synonym | pars compacta +, Substantia nigra compact part +, and Substantia nigra compacta + |
| Umlscui | C0175412 + |