"Ventral Tegmental Area" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A region in the MESENCEPHALON which is dorsomedial to the SUBSTANTIA NIGRA and ventral to the RED NUCLEUS. The mesocortical and mesolimbic dopaminergic systems originate here, including an important projection to the NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS. Overactivity of the cells in this area has been suspected to contribute to the positive symptoms of SCHIZOPHRENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D017557
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.659.413.875.820
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| Concept/Terms |
Ventral Tegmental Area- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Tegmental Area, Ventral
- Ventral Tegmental Area of Tsai
- Area Tegmentalis Ventralis
- Area Tegmentalis Ventrali
- Tegmentalis Ventrali, Area
- Tegmentalis Ventralis, Area
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventral Tegmental Area" by people in Profiles.
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An excitatory projection from the basal forebrain to the ventral tegmental area that underlies anorexia-like phenotypes. Neuron. 2024 Feb 07; 112(3):458-472.e6.
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5-HT recruits distinct neurocircuits to inhibit hunger-driven and non-hunger-driven feeding. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 12; 26(12):7211-7224.
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Contribution of growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) signaling in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the regulation of social motivation in male mice. Transl Psychiatry. 2021 04 20; 11(1):230.
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A POMC-originated circuit regulates stress-induced hypophagia, depression, and anhedonia. Mol Psychiatry. 2020 05; 25(5):1006-1021.
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Genetic and pharmacological antagonism of NK1 receptor prevents opiate abuse potential. Mol Psychiatry. 2018 08; 23(8):1745-1755.
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Autism gene Ube3a and seizures impair sociability by repressing VTA Cbln1. Nature. 2017 03 23; 543(7646):507-512.
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An Anatomically Resolved Mouse Brain Proteome Reveals Parkinson Disease-relevant Pathways. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2017 04; 16(4):581-593.
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eIF2a-mediated translational control regulates the persistence of cocaine-induced LTP in midbrain dopamine neurons. Elife. 2016 12 13; 5.
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Microbial Reconstitution Reverses Maternal Diet-Induced Social and Synaptic Deficits in Offspring. Cell. 2016 Jun 16; 165(7):1762-1775.
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Activation of Serotonin 2C Receptors in Dopamine Neurons Inhibits Binge-like Eating in Mice. Biol Psychiatry. 2017 05 01; 81(9):737-747.