Substantia ferruginea

Substantia ferruginea
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The substantia ferruginea is an underlying patch of deeply pigmented nerve cells located in the floor of the superior part of the sulcus limitans.[1]

It was coined in 1838 and 1851. [citation needed]

See also

  • Rhomboid fossa
  • Sulcus limitans
  • Locus ceruleus
  • Fourth ventricle

References

  1. ^ Snell, Richard (2010). Clinical Neuroanatomy (7th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 206. ISBN 9780781794275.
  • Atlas Image of the Posterior View of the Floor of Fourth Ventricle
  • substantia ferruginea from MedicineWord
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