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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 (MM). [ ]

Term info

Label

substantia nigra pars compacta

Synonyms
  • SNpc
  • compact part of substantia nigra
  • pars compacta
  • pars compacta substantiae nigrae
  • substantia nigra compact part
  • substantia nigra compacta
  • substantia nigra, compact part
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Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim

latin term
nucleus substantiae nigrae, pars compacta [ NeuroNames : 537 ]

latin term
pars compacta substantiae nigrae [ FMA : 62907 FMA : TA ]

abbreviation
SNC [ BIRNLEX : 990 NIFSTD : NeuroNames_abbrevSource ]

latin term
substantia nigra, pars compacta [ NeuroNames : 537 ]

has related synonym

pars compacta of substantia nigra, substantia nigra, compact division, nucleus substantiae nigrae, pars compacta, substantia nigra, pars compacta

id

UBERON:0001965