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CEA (central amygdaloid nucleus) projects to LC (Locus ceruleus)

Species: Rat
Result: present
Method: retrograde tracer
Sign: unknown
Evidence: Fluorogold placed in the LC and the dorsolateral peri-LC produced retrogradely labeled neurons in the central amygdalar nucleus in all animals examined.
Source: Social Stress Engages Neurochemically-Distinct Afferents to the Rat Locus Coeruleus Depending on Coping Strategy
eneuro, 2015
DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0042-15.2015 · PubMed 26634226 · PMC4660134, Results, 'Repeated stress and retrograde labeling'; Fig. 1C
Named in the paper: “central amygdalar nucleus (CNA)” and “locus coeruleus (LC)”
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 Results and Fig. 1C show consistent Fluorogold retrograde labeling in the CNA after LC injections in every rat examined.”
Status: proposed
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