Heterogeneous somatostatin-expressing neuron population in mouse ventral tegmental area

• Main Authors: Nagaeva, Elina, Zubarev, Ivan, Gonzales, Carolina Bengtsson, Forss, Mikko, Nikouei, Kasra, de Miguel, Elena, Elsilä, Lauri, Linden, Anni-Maija, Hjerling-Leffler, Jens, Augustine, George James, Korpi, Esa R.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Neuron; Midbrain
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145372
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The cellular architecture of the ventral tegmental area (VTA), the main hub of the brain reward system, remains only partially characterized. To extend the characterization to inhibitory neurons, we have identified three distinct subtypes of somatostatin (Sst)-expressing neurons in the mouse VTA. Th...