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Noun
locus coeruleus

1. A small nucleus located bilaterally in the pons,
2. A nucleus which contains norepinephrine and has projections to most of the brain

References

Bear et al. Neuroscience, Exploring the Brain Co. 2001, Lippincot Williams and Wilkins

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