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CEA neurotensin-expressing neurons projects to VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

1 claim from 1 source: 1 found, 0 tested and absent, 0 ambiguous. Evidence: retrograde tracer. Strongest reported: weak.

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clm-apjhnyb4w0presentretrograde tracerstrength: weakproposed

A subset of central amygdala Nts neurons, mainly in the medial division between -1.30 and -0.80 bregma, took up tracer from the VTA. The paper calls this projection modest in density and minor compared with other sources.

DOI 10.1016/j.npep.2018.02.003 · PubMed 29478718 · PMC5906039, Results 3.4; Fig. 6E; Table 2

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