substantia nigra
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.
— Their location was established in the 1950s as the substantia nigra, a layer of grey matter in the midbrain.
词源
Scientific Latin, from substantia (“substance”) + nigra (“black”).
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