A discrete dopaminergic projection from the incertohypothalamic A13 cell group to the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray in rat

• Main Authors: Fany eMessanvi (Author), Ellie eEggens-Meijer (Author), Benno eRoozendaal (Author), Johannes Jacobus Van Der Want (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several findings have indicated an involvement of dopamine in panic and defensive behaviors. The dorsolateral column of the periaqueductal gray (dlPAG) is crucially involved in the expression of panic attacks in humans and defensive behaviors, also referred to as panic-like behaviors, in animals. Al...