nucleus caeruleus

nucleus caeruleus
[TA] a compact aggregation of pigmented neurons subjacent to the locus caeruleus; it is sometimes considered one of the medial reticular nuclei. Rostrally, it ends in the vicinty of the mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve. Written also n. ceruleus and n. coeruleus.

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