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Structure of locus ceruleus

Known as: Locus Coeruleus Complex, Complex, Locus Ceruleus, Locus Ceruleus Complices 
Bluish-colored region in the superior angle of the FOURTH VENTRICLE floor, corresponding to melanin-like pigmented nerve cells which lie lateral to… 
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Midbrain structurePontine structureStructure of tegmental portion of pons

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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Substance P opens cation channels and closes potassium channels in rat locus coeruleus neurons
Review
1984
Review
1984
Functions of the basal ganglia
A survey of the known circuitry of the basal ganglia leads to the foliowing conclusions. (1) No complete account can yet be given… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Quantitative immunocytochemistry of tyrosine hydroxylase in rat brain. I. Development of a computer assisted method using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effects of the noradrenaline neurotoxin DSP4 on the postnatal development of central noradrenaline neurons in the rat
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
A synthetic peptide as an antagonist of substance P
The undecapeptide substance P (SP) is believed to participate in synaptic transmission in primary sensory neurones and in many… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Spinal projections from the lower brain stem in the cat as demonstrated by the horseradish peroxidase technique. II. projections from the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum and raphe nuclei
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Electrical stimulation of the brain stem in freely moving rats: II. Effects on hippocampal and neocortical electrical activity, and relations to behavior
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Evidence that self-stimulation of the region of the locus coeruleus in rats does not depend upon noradrenergic projections to telencephalon
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Dynamic changes in brain dopamine-beta-hydroxylase activity during anterograde and retrograde reactions to injury of central noradrenergic axons.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Effects of Amphetamine on Single Cell Activity in a Catecholamine Nucleus, the Locus Coeruleus
THE action of amphetamine on the central nervous system has been related to its ability to release and inhibit the re-uptake of… 
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