substantia nigra

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002038

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). [ BIRNLEX:789 ]

Synonyms: Soemmering's substance, nucleus of basis pedunculi

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EFO:0000922
UMLS:C0038590 (ncithesaurus:Substantia_Nigra)
EMAPA:35835
BTO:0000143
MAT:0000504
BIRNLEX:789
MA:0000210
EHDAA2:0004711
FMA:67947
DHBA:12251
GAID:581
EV:0100247
UMLS:C1269578 (BIRNLEX:789)
HBA:9072
CALOHA:TS-0990
UMLS:C0038590 (BIRNLEX:789)
Wikipedia:Substantia_nigra
MESH:D013378
neuronames:536 (BIRNLEX:789)
VHOG:0001573
NCIT:C12453
BAMS:SN
SCTID:279286002

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uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas

UBPROP 0000001

Subdivision of the midbrain anterior to the midbrain tegmentum which contains darkly pigmented neurons[FMA][FMA:67947].

UBPROP 0000003

(...) the substantia nigra first appears in reptiles and is best developed in primates.[well established][VHOG]

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Midbraincrosssection.png

editor note

TODO - In BTO and NIF, part of basal ganglion which is part of telencephalon - but this is inconsistent with being part of midbrain, if these are spatially disjoint, as in ABA

has related synonym

substantia nigra (Soemmerringi), nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis, substancia nigra

has broad synonym

has obo namespace

uberon

UBERON:0002038

prefLabel

Substantia nigra

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606