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nigra

In neuroanatomy, the substantia nigra.

Origin: L. Fr. Niger, black


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Re: Substintia Nigra

Hi .... thank you for answering .... but u know I saw this in Text Book but u know I meant a function not its source or its origin ... thanx again

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by ahm_k1
Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:57 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Substintia Nigra
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Substintia Nigra

Hi friends :- I would like to ask about the function of the neuromelanin in the substantia Nigra in the midbrain Thanx in advance for ur answers

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by ahm_k1
Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:17 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Substintia Nigra
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Views: 878

"Twenty questions"-biology game

... Betula glandulosa Betula lenta Betula lenta subsp. uber - Virginia Round-Leaf Birch Betula michauxii Betula nana Betula neoalaskana Betula nigra Betula occidentalis Betula papyrifera Betula populifolia Betula pumila

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by Amrik
Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:17 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Twenty questions"-biology game
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Parkinsons disease

How is the substantia nigra damaged?

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by Ilyaas
Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:23 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Parkinsons disease
Replies: 6
Views: 1178

i can tell u that i av jus dun it in a lesson!!!!!!!

... ganglia, which are nerve cell clusters and it controls movement, to carry out this they need to have dopamine which is released by the Substantia nigra. In this disease the substantia nigra is damaged, this means that the dopamine is not released, a loss in it. This disease results in trembling, ...

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by ness8917
Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:01 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Parkinsons disease
Replies: 6
Views: 1178


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