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MH (Medial habenula) synapses onto VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

2 claims from 1 source: 2 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: transsynaptic tracer.

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Medial habenula neurons were labelled as presynaptic inputs to glutamatergic VTA cells, consistent with these cells lying in the medial VTA.

DOI 10.7554/elife.93664 · PubMed 42138352 · PMC13179063, Fig. 1C, Fig. 1G

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clm-mcjx7gqmxppresenttranssynaptic tracerproposed

Medial habenula neurons were labelled as inputs to VTA dopamine cells; this input was reduced in brains from mice given a single addictive drug exposure.

DOI 10.7554/elife.93664 · PubMed 42138352 · PMC13179063, Fig. 1C, Fig. 3G, Fig. 5K

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