Noradrenergic cell groups

Noradrenergic cell groups
Identifiers
NeuroNames hier-3139
FMA 78543

Anatomical terminology

Noradrenergic cell groups refers to collections of neurons in the central nervous system that have been demonstrated by histochemical fluorescence to contain the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenalin).[1] They are named

References

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