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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008125
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D008125
Preferred Name

Locus Coeruleus

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Locus Coeruleus Complex
Locus Ceruleus
Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis
Complex, Locus Ceruleus
Locus Ceruleus Complex
Complex, Locus Caeruleus
Complex, Locus Coeruleus
Caeruleus Complex, Locus
Locus Caeruleus Complex
Pontis, Nucleus Pigmentosus
Locus Caeruleus
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