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Descriptor
English
:
Locus Coeruleus
Descriptor
Spanish
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Locus Coeruleus
Descriptor
Portuguese
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Locus Cerúleo
Tree Number:
A08.186.211.132.659.473
A08.186.211.132.810.428.600.500
A08.186.211.653.473
A08.186.211.865.428.600.500
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
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78
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
22546
Unique Identifier:
D008125
Occurrence in VHL
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