Locus coeruleu

Introduction: Locus coeruleu

Description of Locus coeruleu

Locus coeruleu: 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.
Source: MESH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Locus coeruleu: Related Topics

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Terms associated with Locus coeruleu:

Terms Similar to Locus coeruleu:

• locus caeruleu
• locus ceruleu
• nucleus pigmentosus pontis

Source - MeSH OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Hierarchical classifications of Locus coeruleu

The following list attempts to classify Locus coeruleu into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• mesencephalon
• brain stem
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

MESH - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• pon
• metencephalon
• rhombencephalon
• brain stem
• brain
• central nervous system
• nervous system
• Anatomy

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