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Preferred Label : locus coeruleus;

RADLEX synonyms : caerulean nucleus; locus ceruleus; nucleus of locus caeruleus;

Definition : 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. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0023951;

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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. [MeSH]

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28/04/2025


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