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pars reticulata
The pars reticulata is a ventral region of the substantia nigra, larger than the pars compacta, containing widely scattered cells.
It forms part of the output system for the striatum.
General
CNS nucleus
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
Component-of
substantia nigra (nucleus niger, Soemmerring's ganglion)