GABA-containing neurons in the ventral tegmental area project to the nucleus accumbens in rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 682, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 215-221

  Van Bockstaele, E J ^a   Pickel, V M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Immunocytochemistry; Mesolimbic; Striatum; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMAL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0029038196     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)00334-M     Document Type: Article

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