locus ceruleus
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002148
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_ceruleus http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021703 ]
Synonyms: blue nucleus, locus caeruleus, locus coeruleu, nucleus pigmentosus pontis, caerulean nucleus, Noradrenergic cell group A6, nucleus caeruleus, locus coeruleus, nucleus of locus caeruleus, substantia ferruginea
Term info
- UMLS:C0023951 (BIRNLEX:905)
- TAO:0000539
- MBA:147
- BAMS:LC
- NCIT:C97333
- MA:0001017
- EMAPA:35502
- GAID:577
- HBA:9148
- FMA:72478
- BIRNLEX:905
- UMLS:C0023951 (ncithesaurus:Locus_Coeruleus)
- DHBA:12819
- BTO:0001408
- neuronames:583 (BIRNLEX:905)
- BM:Pons-LC
- ZFA:0000539
- EFO:0001963
- Wikipedia:Locus_ceruleus
- MESH:D008125
- SCTID:369016004
- DMBA:16972
- 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
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Gray709.png
TODO - check ZFA/pons. also GO says part of dorsorostral pons
locus cinereus, locus coeruleus (Vicq d'Azyr), loci coeruleus, nucleus loci caerulei
uberon
UBERON:0002148
locus ceruleus, Locus ceruleus