substantia nigra pars reticulata

Term ID

UBERON:0001966

Synonyms

• nucleus substantiae nigrae, pars compacta
• pars compacta of substantia nigra
• pars reticulata
• reticular part of substantia nigra
• SNPR
• SNR
• substantia nigra reticular part
• substantia nigra, pars compacta
• substantia nigra, pars reticulata
• substantia nigra, reticular division
• substantia nigra, reticular part

Definition

Regional part of substantia nigra consisting of loosely packed cells, generally located ventral and lateral to the pars compacta. Many cells in this region use GABA as a neurotransmitter (MM).

References

• BAMS:SNR
• BAMS:SNr
• BM:MB-SNr
• BTO:0003750
• DHBA:12259
• EMAPA:35838
• HBA:9075
• MA:0001066
• MBA:381
• Pars:reticulata
• UMLS:C0175413
• birnlex:968
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=537
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175413

Ontology

Uberon Ontology