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MeSH Heading: Locus Coeruleus
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.132.659.473; A08.186.211.132.810.428.600.650.437
Unique ID: D008125
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008125
Scope Note: 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 Term(s): Locus Caeruleus; Locus Caeruleus Complex; Locus Ceruleus; Locus Ceruleus Complex; Locus Coeruleus Complex; Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis
NLM Classification #: WL 310
Previous Indexing: Cerebral Ventricles (1966-1977); Mesencephalon (1966-1977); Pons (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/11
Revision Date: 2021/03/05

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0012670
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Locus Coeruleus Preferred Term
Term UI T024239
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1978); Locus Caeruleus
Term UI T024240
Date02/25/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Locus Ceruleus
Term UI T024241
Date06/09/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis
Term UI T363822
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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