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Accession
GO:0021703
Name
locus ceruleus development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
locus caeruleus development, locus coeruleus development
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Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the locus ceruleus over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The locus ceruleus is a dense cluster of neurons within the dorsorostral pons. This nucleus is the major location of neurons that release norepinephrine throughout the brain, and is responsible for physiological responses to stress and panic. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid, ISBN:0838580343
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Parents of locus ceruleus development (GO:0021703)
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locus ceruleus development [is_a relation] is_a  neural nucleus development (GO:0048857)
locus ceruleus development [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Vertebrata (NCBITaxon:7742)
locus ceruleus development [RO:0002296 relation] RO:0002296  locus ceruleus (UBERON:0002148)
locus ceruleus development [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pons development (GO:0021548)
Children of locus ceruleus development (GO:0021703)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
locus ceruleus morphogenesis (GO:0021704) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  locus ceruleus development
locus ceruleus maturation (GO:0021706) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  locus ceruleus development
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