a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease
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substantia nigra::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | locus niger, nucleus niger |
| Type of | neural structure |
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substantia nigra
It is caused by the death of nerve cells in a midbrain area called substantia nigra.
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They found that the substantia nigra deteriorates in Parkinson's patients.
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By stage 3, pathology has reached the amygdala and the substantia nigra.
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Ceruloplasmin gene variations and substantia nigra hyperechogenicity in Parkinson disease.
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Nigrostriatal pathway runs from the substantia nigra to the neostriatum.
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Loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra has been linked to Parkinson's disease.
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The typical location for such changes is the substantia nigra with its dopaminergic neurons.
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Human substantia nigra neurons encode unexpected financial rewards.
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In Parkinson's disease, nerve cells die in a structure of the midbrain, the substantia nigra.
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