Substantia Nigra

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SN
Pronunciation
/sʌbˈstæn.ʃə ˈnaɪ.ɡrə/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. It is believed to be jump-started by a loss of neurons in a midbrain region called the substantia nigra.
  2. The disease affects a small area of cells in the middle of the brain called the substantia nigra.
  3. Damaging Effects of Lysosome Inhibitor on Dopaminergic Neurons in Substantia Nigra(SN) of Mouse Brain and Behavior of the Mice
  4. Changes of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra compact of the aged rats
  5. Histopathological changes in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's disease rat model induced by 6-hydroxydopamine

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