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DR (Dorsal nucleus raphe) projects to VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: single neuron reconstruction.

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A ventral branch of a thalamus-projecting DRN axon innervated the ventral tegmental area.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0087709 · PubMed 24504335 · PMC3913638, Fig. 2D; Results, Diencephalon and midbrain tegmentum

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