Brain Region & Cell Type terminology

Last uploaded: November 3, 2014
Preferred Name

Substantia nigra pars compacta

Synonyms
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http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2009/9/Ontology1255357986125.owl#Substantia_nigra_pars_compacta

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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

label

Substantia nigra pars compacta

prefixIRI

Ontology1255357986125:Substantia_nigra_pars_compacta

prefLabel

Substantia nigra pars compacta

reference

http://neurolex.org/wiki/Category:Substantia_nigra_pars_compacta

Synonym

Substantia nigra compacta

Substantia nigra compact part

pars compacta

subClassOf

http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2009/9/Ontology1255357986125.owl#Substantia_nigra

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