The locus ceruleus is a dense cluster of neurons within the dorsorostral pons. This nucleus is the major location of neurons that release norepinephrine throughout the brain, and is responsible for physiological responses to stress and panic[GO]. Bluish region in the superior angle of the fourth ventricle floor, corresponding to melanin-like pigmented nerve cells which lie lateral to the ponto-mesencephalic central gray (griseum centrale). It is also known as nucleus pigmentosus pontis[GAID].
Synonyms: blue nucleus locus caeruleus locus coeruleu caerulean nucleus nucleus pigmentosus pontis locus coeruleus nucleus caeruleus nucleus of locus caeruleus substantia ferruginea
Term information
- DMBA:16972
- FMA:72478
- EFO:0001963
- HBA:9148
- ZFA:0000539
- NCIT:C97333
- null:http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=583
- GAID:577
- UMLS:C0023951
- DHBA:12819
- BAMS:LC
- BTO:0001408
- MA:0001017
- EMAPA:35502
- MESH:D008125
- MBA:147
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/369016004
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0023951
- BAMS:CAE
- BIRNLEX:905
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_ceruleus
- TAO:0000539
- BM:Pons-LC
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_ceruleus
TAO:0000539
DMBA:16972
GAID:577
EFO:0001963
NCIT:C97333
MA:0001017
BAMS:LC
BAMS:CAE
MESH:D008125
http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/369016004
FMA:72478
MBA:147
http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=583
HBA:9148
EMAPA:35502
UMLS:C0023951
DHBA:12819
ZFA:0000539
BM:Pons-LC
BIRNLEX:905
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0023951
BTO:0001408
locus cinereus
locus coeruleus (Vicq d'Azyr)
loci coeruleus
nucleus loci caerulei