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... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem > Mesencephalon > Locus Coeruleus
... > Nervous System > Central Nervous System > Brain > Brain Stem > Rhombencephalon > Metencephalon > Pons > Pontine Tegmentum > Locus Coeruleus

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Locus Coeruleus  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Locus Caeruleus
  • Locus Ceruleus
  • Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis
  • Pontis, Nucleus Pigmentosus

Scope note

  • Bluish-colored region in the superior angle of the FOURTH VENTRICLE floor, corresponding to melanin-like pigmented nerve cells which lie lateral to the PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY.

History note

  • 78

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008125

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