Non-dopamine containing efferents of substantia nigra: the pathway to the lower brain stem.
In animals pretreated with 6-hydroxydopamine, the descending efferent connections of the substantia nigra are restricted to a bilateral projection to the superior colliculus and a pathway which stops in the dorso-lateral reticular formation of the pons.
D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004525:Efferent Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D011149:Pons / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D051381:Rats; D012154:Reticular Formation / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D004298:Dopamine