Term Name:	substantia nigra pars compacta
Synonyms:	compact part of substantia nigra, nucleus substantiae nigrae, pars compacta, pars compacta, pars compacta of substantia nigra, SNC, SNpc, substantia nigra compact part, substantia nigra compacta, substantia nigra, compact division, substantia nigra, compact part, substantia nigra, pars compacta
Definition:	Regional part of substantia nigra consisting of a densely packed region of cells, more or less dorsal to the pars reticulata, but extending into the pars reticulata in some species. The dominant neurotransmitter used by pars compacta neurons is dopamine. Pars compacta neurons are pigmented in many species (MM).
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001965]