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]. [ GAID:577 GO:0021703 Wikipedia:Locus_ceruleus ]

This is just here as a test because I lose it

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database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core

definition

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].

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editor note

TODO - check ZFA/pons. also GO says part of dorsorostral pons

has exact synonym

blue nucleus

locus caeruleus

locus coeruleu

caerulean nucleus

nucleus pigmentosus pontis

locus coeruleus

nucleus caeruleus

substantia ferruginea

nucleus of locus caeruleus

has related synonym

locus cinereus

locus coeruleus (Vicq d'Azyr)

loci coeruleus

nucleus loci caerulei

id

UBERON:0002148