Abbreviation

SN

Species

Rat

Description of part

While a lateral part of the SN has been mentioned in the literature (see Gillilan 1943; Hanaway et al. 1970) more recent work has provided little reason to separate it from the compact part (see Bjorklund and Lindvall 1984).

Part type

gray matter

Nomenclature

Swanson-1992

Endorsement

The approach used by the collator Mihail Bota is not endorsed by the author of the nomenclature.

Collator argument

The hierarchy was constructed and adapted according to the information found in the Rat Brain Atlas, Swanson 1992. We have considered three types of brain structures: grisea (neural masses), fiber tracts, and ventricles. The hierarchical tree was constructed by taking into account two criteria: the set of classes and subclasses of the basic cell groups and fiber systems of the rat CNS and the topological positions of structures relative to superstructures.

Reference

Substantia nigra - Rat - Swanson-1998
Substantia nigra - Mouse - Hof et al.-2000