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English noun: locus niger

1. locus niger (body) a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease


Synonymsnucleus niger, substantia nigra


Broader (hypernym)neural structure


Part meronymmesencephalon, midbrain









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