substantia nigra

Term ID

UBERON:0002038

Synonyms

• 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

• 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

Ontology

Cell Ontology