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Complete Definition of "locus coeruleus"

English

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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