Abstract
A combination of fluorescent retrograde tracing and immunofluorescence histochemistry for tyrosine hydroxylase was employed to re-examine the origin of the dopaminergic innervation of the amygdala in the rat. The present data show that the major input source of this innervation includes the subparafascicular thalamic nucleus as well as the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area, but not the substantia nigra pars lateralis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amygdala / anatomy & histology
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Amygdala / cytology
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Amygdala / metabolism*
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Animals
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Catecholamines / physiology*
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Dopamine / physiology*
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Male
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Rats
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Rats, Inbred Strains
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Substantia Nigra / cytology
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Thalamic Nuclei / cytology
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Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / immunology
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Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / metabolism
Substances
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Catecholamines
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Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
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Dopamine