Anatomical relationships between the ventral mesencephalic tegmentum--a 10 region and the locus coeruleus as demonstrated by anterograde and retrograde tracing techniques.
J Neural Transm, 1979;44(1-2):77-86.
Simon H, Le Moal M, Stinus L, Calas A
PMID: 220380
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Abstract
We have searched for anatomical connections between the ventral mesencephalic tegmentum (VMT), including the dopaminergic cell group A10 and the locus coeruleus (LC) region. Tritiated leucine (120--220 nl) and horseradish peroxidase delivered by electrophoresis were injected in the VMT-A10 region. We have demonstrated, on the one hand bilateral projections from the VMT-A10 region to LC, and on the other hand a possible contralateral projection from LC to VMT-A10 region. These relationships, reported for the first time may have some important functional significance.
MeSH terms
Animals; Dopamine; Horseradish Peroxidase; Isotope Labeling; Leucine; Locus Coeruleus; Male; Neural Pathways; Rats; Synaptic Transmission; Tegmentum Mesencephali
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