paranigral nucleus

paranigral nucleus (PN)

The term paranigral nucleus refers to a triangular substructure of the ventral tegmental area that is located between the substantia nigra and the interpeduncular nucleus ( Oertel-1969 ).

Also known as: paranigral nucleus, Nucleus paranigralis

NeuroNames ID: 1252

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Name:

paranigral nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Francois-1984

Citation:

Neuroscience 1984 Sep;13(1):61-76

Source Title:

Localization of nigrostriatal, nigrothalamic and nigrotectal neurons in ventricular coordinates in macaques

Name:

Nucleus paranigralis

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Oertel-1969

Citation:

Journal fuer Hirnforschung 11: pp. 377-405, 1969

Source Title:

Zur zyto- und myeloarchitektonik des Rhombencephalon des Rhesusaffen (Macaca mulatta Zimmerman)

Name:

Language:

acronym

Organism:

mouse

Source:

Paxinos-2001

Citation:

Second Edition, Academic Press, San Diego, 2001

Source Title:

The Mouse Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates

Name:

Language:

acronym

Organism:

Macaca mulatta

Source:

Paxinos-2009a

Citation:

Amsterdam: Elsevier-Academic Press. 2009

Source Title:

The Rhesus Monkey Brain, Second Edition

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Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

Nucleus paranigralis

Source:

Oertel-1969

Basis:

Internal Structure

Has Equivalent:

Yes

Organism:

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Their Name:

paranigral nucleus

Source:

Francois-1984

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