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]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_ceruleus http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021703 GAID:577 ]
Synonyms: blue nucleus locus caeruleus locus coeruleu nucleus pigmentosus pontis caerulean nucleus Noradrenergic cell group A6 locus coeruleus nucleus caeruleus nucleus of locus caeruleus substantia ferruginea
Term information
- MESH:D008125
- NCIT:C97333
- MA:0001017
- BM:Pons-LC
- DMBA:16972
- BIRNLEX:905
- UMLS:C0023951 (ncithesaurus:Locus_Coeruleus)
- UMLS:C0023951 (BIRNLEX:905)
- TAO:0000539
- HBA:9148
- BAMS:LC
- BTO:0001408
- Wikipedia:Locus_ceruleus
- EMAPA:35502
- neuronames:583 (BIRNLEX:905)
- EFO:0001963
- FMA:72478
- GAID:577
- SCTID:369016004
- ZFA:0000539
- MBA:147
- DHBA:12819
- BAMS:CAE
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002587
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003004
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002267
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002047
locus cinereus
locus coeruleus (Vicq d'Azyr)
loci coeruleus
nucleus loci caerulei