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MRN (Midbrain reticular nucleus) synapses onto CEAl somatostatin-expressing neurons

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: transsynaptic tracer
Sign: unknown
Evidence: Deep mesencephalic nucleus provided about 2.55% of inputs to CeA SST+ neurons, described as novel.
Measurements: fraction of labelled neurons: 0.0255, n = 4
Source: Whole-Brain Map of Long-Range Monosynaptic Inputs to Different Cell Types in the Amygdala of the Mouse
Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020
DOI 10.1007/s12264-020-00545-z · PubMed 32691225 · PMC7674542, Results, Comparison of Inputs
Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Named in the paper: “deep mesencephalic nucleus” and “CeA SST+ GABAergic neurons”
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“The deep mesencephalic nucleus is reported as a novel input of 2.55% to SST+ neurons.”
Status: proposed
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