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Meaning of sustancia negra



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Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

sustancia negra
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It is the name given in anatomy to the compact part of the midbrain, formed by neurons that are darkening as age progresses. Also is called Substantia nigra or Locus niger.

  



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Jorge Luis Tovar Díaz

Referred to as a black substance to an area of the brain containing nerve cells that produce a neurotransmitter called dopamine.

  










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