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MEA (Medial amygdalar nucleus) functionally connects to PVH (Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: optogenetic circuit mapping.

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Blue-light stimulation (20 Hz, 15 mW) of ChR2-expressing MePD Ucn3 axon terminals within the PVN raised circulating corticosterone relative to control virus animals, indicating that the MePD Ucn3 input drives PVN-dependent HPA axis output; no such change occurred in AAV-YFP controls.

DOI 10.1210/endocr/bqac196 · PubMed 36445688 · PMC9761574, Fig. 2; Results, 'Effect of MePD Urocortin-3 Terminal Stimulation in the PVN on Dynamic CORT Secretion'

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