Mouse

VTA (Ventral tegmental area) projects to BLAa (Basolateral amygdalar nucleus, anterior part)

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

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Axon labelling from VTA dopaminergic neurons followed the cytoarchitectural boundary of the BLA. This included its anterior part as defined in the Allen atlas.

DOI 10.1186/s13293-022-00486-4 · PubMed 36585727 · PMC9801632, Fig. 4C

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