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Preferred term

Locus Coeruleus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Locus Caeruleus
  • Locus Ceruleus
  • Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BS1RZMZ0-H

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