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  1. locus coeruleusnoun

    A small nucleus located bilaterally in the pons,

  2. locus coeruleusnoun

    A nucleus which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain

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  1. Locus coeruleus

    The locus coeruleus () (LC), also spelled locus caeruleus or locus ceruleus, is a nucleus in the pons of the brainstem involved with physiological responses to stress and panic. It is a part of the reticular activating system. The locus coeruleus, which in Latin means "blue spot", is the principal site for brain synthesis of norepinephrine (noradrenaline). The locus coeruleus and the areas of the body affected by the norepinephrine it produces are described collectively as the locus coeruleus-noradrenergic system or LC-NA system. Norepinephrine may also be released directly into the blood from the adrenal medulla.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Locus Coeruleus

    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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of locus coeruleus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of locus coeruleus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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