"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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| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Locus Coeruleus" by people in Profiles.
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Joshi S, Li Y, Kalwani RM, Gold JI. Relationships between Pupil Diameter and Neuronal Activity in the Locus Coeruleus, Colliculi, and Cingulate Cortex. Neuron. 2016 Jan 06; 89(1):221-34.
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Kalwani RM, Joshi S, Gold JI. Phasic activation of individual neurons in the locus ceruleus/subceruleus complex of monkeys reflects rewarded decisions to go but not stop. J Neurosci. 2014 Oct 08; 34(41):13656-69.
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Zhou H, Huang C, Tong J, Hong WC, Liu YJ, Xia XG. Temporal expression of mutant LRRK2 in adult rats impairs dopamine reuptake. Int J Biol Sci. 2011; 7(6):753-61.
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Reyes BA, Carvalho AF, Vakharia K, Van Bockstaele EJ. Amygdalar peptidergic circuits regulating noradrenergic locus coeruleus neurons: linking limbic and arousal centers. Exp Neurol. 2011 Jul; 230(1):96-105.
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Scavone JL, Mackie K, Van Bockstaele EJ. Characterization of cannabinoid-1 receptors in the locus coeruleus: relationship with mu-opioid receptors. Brain Res. 2010 Feb 2; 1312:18-31.
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Van Bockstaele EJ, Reyes BA, Valentino RJ. The locus coeruleus: A key nucleus where stress and opioids intersect to mediate vulnerability to opiate abuse. Brain Res. 2010 Feb 16; 1314:162-74.
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Scavone JL, Van Bockstaele EJ. Mu-opioid receptor redistribution in the locus coeruleus upon precipitation of withdrawal in opiate-dependent rats. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2009 Mar; 292(3):401-11.
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Reyes BA, Chavkin C, van Bockstaele EJ. Subcellular targeting of kappa-opioid receptors in the rat nucleus locus coeruleus. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Jan 20; 512(3):419-31.
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Fox KM, Sterling RC, Van Bockstaele EJ. Cannabinoids and novelty investigation: influence of age and duration of exposure. Behav Brain Res. 2009 Jan 23; 196(2):248-53.
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Kreibich A, Reyes BA, Curtis AL, Ecke L, Chavkin C, Van Bockstaele EJ, Valentino RJ. Presynaptic inhibition of diverse afferents to the locus ceruleus by kappa-opiate receptors: a novel mechanism for regulating the central norepinephrine system. J Neurosci. 2008 Jun 18; 28(25):6516-25.