Area-specific analysis of the distribution of hypothalamic neurons projecting to the rat ventral tegmental area, with special reference to the GABAergic and glutamatergic efferents

• Hoofdauteurs: Imre eKalló (Auteur), Csilla S. Molnár (Auteur), Sarolta E. Szőke (Auteur), Erik eHrabovszky (Auteur), Csaba Liposits Fekete (Auteur), Zsolt eLiposits (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a main regulator of reward and integrates a wide scale of hormonal and neuronal information. Feeding-, energy expenditure-, stress, adaptation- and reproduction-related hypothalamic signals are processed in the VTA and influence the reward processes. However, the...