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sAMY (Striatum-like amygdalar nuclei) synapses onto VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: transsynaptic tracer.

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Extended amygdalar areas contained rabies-labelled neurons presynaptic to VTA dopamine cells, and this input was increased in mice given a single injection of an addictive drug.

DOI 10.7554/elife.93664 · PubMed 42138352 · PMC13179063, Fig. 3G, Fig. 5E, Fig. 5K

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