"Locus Coeruleus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008125
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.473 A08.186.211.132.810.428.600.650.437
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| Concept/Terms |
Locus Coeruleus- Locus Coeruleus
- Nucleus Pigmentosus Pontis
- Pontis, Nucleus Pigmentosus
- Locus Ceruleus Complex
- Ceruleus Complex, Locus
- Ceruleus Complices, Locus
- Complex, Locus Ceruleus
- Complices, Locus Ceruleus
- Locus Ceruleus Complices
- Locus Coeruleus Complex
- Coeruleus Complex, Locus
- Coeruleus Complices, Locus
- Complex, Locus Coeruleus
- Complices, Locus Coeruleus
- Locus Coeruleus Complices
- Locus Caeruleus
- Locus Ceruleus
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locus Coeruleus" by people in Profiles.
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Distinct catecholaminergic pathways projecting to hippocampal CA1 transmit contrasting signals during navigation in familiar and novel environments. Elife. 2024 Nov 06; 13.
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Locus coeruleus norepinephrine contributes to visual-spatial attention by selectively enhancing perceptual sensitivity. Neuron. 2024 Jul 03; 112(13):2231-2240.e5.
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Age-dependent dysregulation of locus coeruleus firing in a transgenic rat model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging. 2023 05; 125:98-108.
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Histologic validation of locus coeruleus MRI contrast in post-mortem tissue. Neuroimage. 2015 Jun; 113:235-45.
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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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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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In vivo mapping of the human locus coeruleus. Neuroimage. 2009 Oct 01; 47(4):1261-7.
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Hereditary form of parkinsonism--dementia. Ann Neurol. 1998 Jun; 43(6):768-81.
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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.