Locus Coeruleus
"Locus Coeruleus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D008125
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MeSH Number(s) |
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
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Concept/Terms |
Locus Coeruleus- Locus Coeruleus
- Locus Ceruleus
- Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis
- Pontis, Nucleus Pigmentosus
- Locus Caeruleus
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locus Coeruleus" by people in Profiles.
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Keren NI, Taheri S, Vazey EM, Morgan PS, Granholm AC, Aston-Jones GS, Eckert MA. Histologic validation of locus coeruleus MRI contrast in post-mortem tissue. Neuroimage. 2015 Jun; 113:235-45.
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Sanchez-Padilla J, Guzman JN, Ilijic E, Kondapalli J, Galtieri DJ, Yang B, Schieber S, Oertel W, Wokosin D, Schumacker PT, Surmeier DJ. Mitochondrial oxidant stress in locus coeruleus is regulated by activity and nitric oxide synthase. Nat Neurosci. 2014 Jun; 17(6):832-40.
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Doi A, Ramirez JM. State-dependent interactions between excitatory neuromodulators in the neuronal control of breathing. J Neurosci. 2010 Jun 16; 30(24):8251-62.
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Keren NI, Lozar CT, Harris KC, Morgan PS, Eckert MA. In vivo mapping of the human locus coeruleus. Neuroimage. 2009 Oct 01; 47(4):1261-7.
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Muenter MD, Forno LS, Hornykiewicz O, Kish SJ, Maraganore DM, Caselli RJ, Okazaki H, Howard FM, Snow BJ, Calne DB. Hereditary form of parkinsonism--dementia. Ann Neurol. 1998 Jun; 43(6):768-81.
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MacMillan LB, Lakhlani PP, Hein L, Piascik M, Guo TZ, Lovinger D, Maze M, Limbird LE. In vivo mutation of the alpha 2A-adrenergic receptor by homologous recombination reveals the role of this receptor subtype in multiple physiological processes. Adv Pharmacol. 1998; 42:493-6.
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