GABA-containing neurons in the rat ventral tegmental area project to the prefrontal cortex

Synapse

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 114-123

  Carr, David B ^a   Sesack, Susan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; GABA; Infralimbic cortex; Prefrontal cortex; Prelimbic cortex; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DEXTRAN; FLUOROGOLD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SYNAPSE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0033770944     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2396(200011)38:2<114::AID-SYN2>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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