substantia nigra

E229730

The substantia nigra is a midbrain structure rich in dopamine-producing neurons that plays a key role in movement control and is critically involved in Parkinson’s disease.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
substantia nigra canonical 5
substantia nigra pars compacta 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf GABAergic nucleus ⓘ
brain nucleus ⓘ
dopaminergic nucleus ⓘ
gray matter structure ⓘ
midbrain structure ⓘ
afferentFrom cerebral cortex ⓘ
striatum ⓘ
subthalamic nucleus ⓘ
belongsTo extrapyramidal motor system ⓘ
colorNamedFor dark pigmentation ⓘ
contains dopaminergic cell bodies projecting to striatum ⓘ
containsNeuronType GABAergic neuron ⓘ
dopaminergic neuron ⓘ
criticalFor voluntary movement ⓘ
degenerationLeadsTo bradykinesia ⓘ
postural instability ⓘ
resting tremor ⓘ
rigidity ⓘ
discoveredBy Félix Vicq d'Azyr NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart substantia nigra pars compacta ⓘ
substantia nigra pars reticulata ⓘ
involvedIn habit learning ⓘ
motor control ⓘ
movement initiation ⓘ
movement modulation ⓘ
oculomotor control ⓘ
procedural learning ⓘ
reward processing ⓘ
isBilateral true ⓘ
latinNameMeans black substance ⓘ
locatedDorsalTo cerebral peduncles ⓘ
locatedIn mesencephalon ⓘ
locatedVentralTo red nucleus ⓘ
neurotransmitterProduced dopamine ⓘ
partOf basal ganglia circuitry ⓘ
brainstem ⓘ
midbrain ⓘ
pathologyAssociatedWith Parkinson's disease ⓘ
dementia with Lewy bodies ⓘ
multiple system atrophy ⓘ
progressive supranuclear palsy ⓘ
pigmentationDueTo neuromelanin ⓘ
projectsTo caudate nucleus ⓘ
dorsal striatum ⓘ
globus pallidus ⓘ
putamen ⓘ
superior colliculus ⓘ
showsIn loss of neuromelanin in Parkinson's disease ⓘ
suppliesDopamineTo nigrostriatal pathway ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lewy bodies → foundIn → substantia nigra ⓘ
basal ganglia → hasPart → substantia nigra ⓘ
basal ganglia → receivesInputFrom → substantia nigra pars compacta ⓘ
linked to: substantia nigra
nigrostriatal pathway → hasCellBodyLocation → substantia nigra pars compacta ⓘ
linked to: substantia nigra
red nucleus → locatedRostralTo → substantia nigra ⓘ