Preferred Name

Substantia nigra pars compacta
Synonyms

pars compacta

ID

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_990

abbrev

SNC

class_or_indiv

true

definition

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).

external_id_urls

http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/Scripts/hiercentraldirectory.aspx?ID=528

external_ids

umlsCUI:C0175412|nnUID:528

label

Substantia nigra pars compacta

mod_date

2006-10-07

preferred_label

Substantia nigra pars compacta

prefixIRI

birnlex_990

prefLabel

Substantia nigra pars compacta

retired

false

synonyms

pars compacta

subClassOf

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_782

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