Slide 15: Midbrain - Superior Colliculus/Red Nucleus
Identify:
Substantia Nigra
Note:
This is a high power view of the previous slide.
The dopaminergis neurons of the Substantia Nigra pars compacta cells are very heavily stained due to the presence of neuromelanin within them.
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Last Updated: Summer 1997
Created: Summer 1995