clm-vw7m77g4ha

BST (Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis) projects to VMH (Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus)

Species: Mouse
Result: present
Method: anterograde tracer
Sign: unknown
Strength: strong
Evidence: Cre-dependent ChR2-mCherry infused into BNSTa of Vgat-Cre mice yielded pronounced labelled axons in the VMH shell and surrounding area rather than the core.
Source: Optogenetic Study of Anterior BNST and Basomedial Amygdala Projections to the Ventromedial Hypothalamus
eneuro, 2018
DOI 10.1523/eneuro.0204-18.2018 · PubMed 29971248 · PMC6027956, Fig. 5B1-B2; Results
Licence: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Named in the paper: “GABAergic BNSTa neurons (Vgat-ires-Cre)” and “shell of VMH and surrounding region”
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“Pronounced mCherry expression in VMH shell and surrounding region after Vgat-Cre BNSTa infusion.”
Status: proposed
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