| Preferred Name |
substantia nigra |
| Synonyms |
SN nucleus of basis pedunculi substantia nigra (Soemmerringi) nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis substancia nigra Soemmering's substance |
| Definitions |
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). |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002038 |
| database_cross_reference |
Wikipedia:Substantia_nigra MESH:D013378 UMLS:C1269578 neuronames:536 GAID:581 FMA:67947 BTO:0000143 EFO:0000922 EHDAA2:0004711 VHOG:0001573 EMAPA:35835 BAMS:SN NCIT:C12453 EV:0100247 DHBA:12251 CALOHA:TS-0990 MA:0000210 UMLS:C0038590 SCTID:279286002 HBA:9072 MAT:0000504 BIRNLEX:789 |
| 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). |
| depicted_by |
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 |
| external_definition |
Subdivision of the midbrain anterior to the midbrain tegmentum which contains darkly pigmented neurons[FMA][FMA:67947]. |
| has_broad_synonym |
SN |
| has_exact_synonym |
nucleus of basis pedunculi Soemmering's substance |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
substantia nigra (Soemmerringi) nucleus pigmentosus subthalamo-peduncularis substancia nigra |
| homology_notes |
(...) the substantia nigra first appears in reptiles and is best developed in primates.[well established][VHOG] |
| id |
UBERON:0002038 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
| label |
substantia nigra |
| notation |
UBERON:0002038 |
| part_of |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002420 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001891 |
| prefLabel |
substantia nigra |
| RO_0002175 | |
| treeView |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002420 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001891 |
| subClassOf |