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PAG (Periaqueductal gray) projects to VTA (Ventral tegmental area)
All claims for this connection- Species
- Mouse
- Result
- present
- Method
- retrograde tracer
- Sign
- unknown
- Strength
- weak
- Evidence
- About 4 to 6 double-labelled Nts neurons per section were found across roughly 2.5 mm of the PAG, including its lateral and ventrolateral parts. This gives a substantial total number but only a modest density, described as a minor projection.
- Source
Determination of neurotensin projections to the ventral tegmental area in mice
Neuropeptides, 2018
DOI 10.1016/j.npep.2018.02.003 · PubMed 29478718 · PMC5906039, Results 3.7; Fig. 11D; Fig. 4; Table 2Licence: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
- Named in the paper
- “PAG Nts neurons” and “VTA”
- 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 4–6 cells per section over about 2.5 mm and the modest density match Results 3.7.”
- Status
proposed
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