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MRN (Midbrain reticular nucleus) synapses onto LHA (Lateral hypothalamic area)
All claims for this connection- Species
- Mouse
- Result
- present
- Method
- transsynaptic tracer
- Sign
- unknown
- Evidence
- The midbrain reticular nucleus was a major midbrain source of rabies-labelled inputs to MCH cells.
- Source
Awake dynamics and brain-wide direct inputs of hypothalamic MCH and orexin networks
Nature Communications, 2016
DOI 10.1038/ncomms11395 · PubMed 27102565 · PMC4844703, Fig. 5; Supplementary Fig. 5Licence: CC-BY-4.0
- Named in the paper
- “midbrain reticular nucleus” and “LH MCH neurons”
- Made by
- an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
- Checked by
a second AI model (claude-opus-5-5) agrees, 2026-10-09
“The midbrain reticular nucleus is named among the main midbrain sources of rabies-labelled inputs to MCH cells.”
- Status
proposed
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