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LOCUS NIGER [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subthalamic nucleus
1, record 1, English, subthalamic%20nucleus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The basal ganglia are collections of nerve cells located deep within the brain. They include the following: caudate nucleus (a C-shaped structure that tapers to a thin tail); putamen; globus pallidus (located within the putamen); subthalamic nucleus; substantia nigra. 1, record 1, English, - subthalamic%20nucleus
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sub-thalamic nucleus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- noyau sous-thalamique
1, record 1, French, noyau%20sous%2Dthalamique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les noyaux basaux sont des groupes de cellules nerveuses situés dans les profondeurs du cerveau. À savoir : noyau caudé(une structure en C qui se termine par une queue effilée) ;putamen; globus pallidus(situé dans le putamen) ;noyau sous-thalamique; locus niger. 1, record 1, French, - noyau%20sous%2Dthalamique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tegmentum
1, record 2, English, tegmentum
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- midbrain tegmentum 1, record 2, English, midbrain%20tegmentum
correct
- tegmentum mesencephali 1, record 2, English, tegmentum%20mesencephali
Latin
- tegmentum mesencephalicum 1, record 2, English, tegmentum%20mesencephalicum
Latin
- tegmentum of midbrain 1, record 2, English, tegmentum%20of%20midbrain
correct
- mesencephalic tegmentum 1, record 2, English, mesencephalic%20tegmentum
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The part of the cerebral peduncle of the midbrain located between the basis pedunculi ventrally and the tectum dorsally. 2, record 2, English, - tegmentum
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tegmentum
1, record 2, French, tegmentum
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tegmentum du mésencéphale 1, record 2, French, tegmentum%20du%20m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
correct, feminine noun
- tegmentum mesencephali 1, record 2, French, tegmentum%20mesencephali
Latin
- calotte du mésencéphale 1, record 2, French, calotte%20du%20m%C3%A9senc%C3%A9phale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie du mésencéphale située entre le locus niger(substancia nigra) et le tectum du mésencéphale. 1, record 2, French, - tegmentum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- extrapyramidal
1, record 3, English, extrapyramidal
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] extrapyramidal system [is] the system of nerve cells, nerve tracts and pathways that connects the cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum, reticular formation, and spinal neurons; it is concerned with the regulation of reflex movements such as balance and walking. 1, record 3, English, - extrapyramidal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- extrapyramidal
1, record 3, French, extrapyramidal
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système extrapyramidal, c'est-à-dire striatum(putamen + noyau caudé), pallidum, locus niger(LN), thalamus(noyau antérieur et ventro-latéral) et noyaux sous-thalamiques(corps de Luys, noyau rouge_) joue un rôle majeur dans la régulation du mouvement volontaire. 1, record 3, French, - extrapyramidal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- extrapyramidal tract
1, record 4, English, extrapyramidal%20tract
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- extrapyramidal system 1, record 4, English, extrapyramidal%20system
correct
- extracorticospinal system 1, record 4, English, extracorticospinal%20system
- extracorticospinal tract 1, record 4, English, extracorticospinal%20tract
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An imprecise term referring to a functional rather than anatomical part of the central nervous system that controls motor activities and is not part of the pyramidal tract; it includes the corpus stiatum, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra, and red nucleus along with their interconnections with the reticular formation, cerebrum and cerebellum; they control and coordinate especially the postural, static, supporting, and locomotive mechanisms. 1, record 4, English, - extrapyramidal%20tract
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système extra-pyramidal
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20extra%2Dpyramidal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des noyaux gris moteurs et des fibres afférentes et efférentes sous-corticaux et sous-thalamiques. 2, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20extra%2Dpyramidal
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au niveau du centre du cerveau, on trouve des noyaux gris centraux qui jouent un rôle fondamental et forment la plus grande partie du système extra pyramidal(ex : thalamus, locus niger, corps de Luys...). 1, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20extra%2Dpyramidal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- tracto extrapiramidal
1, record 4, Spanish, tracto%20extrapiramidal
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La "idea" de un sonido de voz se origina en la corteza cerebral y viaja a los núcleos motores del tronco cerebral y espina dorsal. Estas áreas envían complicados mensajes para coordinar las actividades de la laringe, la musculatura torácica y abdominal y las articulaciones del tracto vocal. Las señales procedentes del tracto extrapiramidal y del sistema nervioso autónomo participan, a su vez, en esas operaciones. 1, record 4, Spanish, - tracto%20extrapiramidal
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rotational behavior
1, record 5, English, rotational%20behavior
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On the basis of an anatomically highly specific lesion method it has been possible to study the behavioral effects of selective removal of the ascending dopamine neurons in the brain. A unilateral degeneration of the DA neurons induce an asymmetry in movements and posture that may develop into actual circling toward the side of the lesion. This rotational behavior has been quantified in a rotometer and seems to be a quantitative expression of DA receptor activation. 1, record 5, English, - rotational%20behavior
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- rotation
1, record 5, French, rotation
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène qui permet de mesurer l’étendue des lésions unilatérales du système dopaminergique chez le rat. 1, record 5, French, - rotation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'injection de la toxine dans le locus niger d’un seul côté, sur le côté droit par exemple, produit un rat «hémiparkinsonien», qui présente des anomalies posturales du côté droit. Si ce rat est excité, soit par un environnement nouveau, soit de manière plus reproductible par injection d’amphétamine, le rat tourne en rond du côté droit. Ce phénomène est connu sous le nom de «rotation». 1, record 5, French, - rotation
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-11-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- black substance
1, record 6, English, black%20substance
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- locus niger 2, record 6, English, locus%20niger
correct
- nucleus niger 2, record 6, English, nucleus%20niger
correct
- Soemmering's ganglion 2, record 6, English, Soemmering%27s%20ganglion
correct
- substantia nigra 3, record 6, English, substantia%20nigra
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large cell mass, crescentic on transverse section, extending forward over the dorsal surface of the crus cerebri from the rostral border of the pons into the subthalamic region. 2, record 6, English, - black%20substance
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- substance noire
1, record 6, French, substance%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- locus niger 2, record 6, French, locus%20niger
correct, masculine noun
- locus niger de Sommerring 2, record 6, French, locus%20niger%20de%20Sommerring
correct, masculine noun
- ganglion de Sommerring correct, masculine noun
- substantia nigra 2, record 6, French, substantia%20nigra
Latin
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Noyaux gris pairs et symétriques, faisant partie des noyaux gris sous-thalamiques, situés au niveau de la partie supérieure des pédoncules cérébraux et séparant la calotte pédonculaire des pieds des pédoncules cérébraux. 2, record 6, French, - substance%20noire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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