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Pars Compacta

Pars Compacta is a distinct neuroanatomical subdivision of the substantia nigra characterized by its densely packed dopaminergic neurons that project primarily to the dorsal striatum, thereby playing a critical role in the modulation of motor control and reward-related behavior within the basal ganglia circuitry.

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Publications

47.8K

Citations

2.4K

Authors

740

Institutions

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2017–2026

89

Variants

SnpcSubstantia Nigra Pars Compacta

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Publications

513

A primate model of parkinsonism: selective destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra by N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine.

Richard S. Burns, Chuang C. Chiueh, Sanford P. Markey et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1983 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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The substantia nigra of the human brain

Philippe Damier, Étienne C. Hirsch, Yves Agid et al. · Brain · 1999 · 1.8K citations

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Disease duration and the integrity of the nigrostriatal system in Parkinson’s disease

Jeffrey H. Kordower, C. Warren Olanow, Hemraj B. Dodiya et al. · Brain · 2013 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Differential loss of striatal projection neurons in Huntington disease.

Anton Reiner, Roger L. Albin, Karen E. Anderson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1988 · 1K citations · Full text

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Caspase-3: A vulnerability factor and final effector in apoptotic death of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease

Andréas Hartmann, Stéphane Hunot, Patrick P. Michel et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 705 citations

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Authors

2.4K

  1. YA
    Yves Agid

    Inserm, France

    10 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. CD
    Cláudio Da Cunha

    Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil

    10 publications · 516 citations

    10

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  3. NB
    Nicola Biagio Mercuri

    University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

    8 publications · 491 citations

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  4. ÉC
    Étienne C. Hirsch

    Inserm, France

    8 publications · 3.4K citations

    8

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  5. SA
    Susan A. Greenfield

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 502 citations

    7

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Institutions

740

  1. Inserm

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    72 publications

    14.8K citations

  2. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    13 h-index

    29 publications

    1K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    40 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Universidade Federal do Paraná

    Curitiba, Brazil

    12 h-index

    60 publications

    2.7K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    1.9K citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    4.9K citations

  7. Fondazione Santa Lucia

    Rome, Italy

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Université Laval

    Québec, Canada

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    3.2K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    42 publications · 5.7K citations

    35

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  2. Journal of Neurochemistry

    JNC · 22 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Journal of Neuroscience

    19 publications · 3.5K citations

    19

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  4. Neuroscience

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. European Journal of Neuroscience

    EJN · 18 publications · 1.2K citations

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