"Dopaminergic Neurons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Neurons whose primary neurotransmitter is DOPAMINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D059290
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.278 A11.671.270
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| Concept/Terms |
Dopaminergic Neurons- Dopaminergic Neurons
- Dopaminergic Neuron
- Neuron, Dopaminergic
- Neurons, Dopaminergic
- Dopamine Neurons
- Dopamine Neuron
- Neuron, Dopamine
- Neurons, Dopamine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dopaminergic Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Hippo signaling regulates cuticle pigmentation and dopamine metabolism in Drosophila. PLoS Genet. 2026 Aug; 22(8):e1012260.
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Selective loss of primary cilia and neurotrophic signaling in G51D a-synuclein mice highlights a common pathway to Parkinson's disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 08 18; 123(33):e2619797123.
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Sex-specific differences in mediobasal hypothalamus in response to nutritional states. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 19; 17(1).
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Effects of KCNQ potassium channel modulation on ventral tegmental area activity and connectivity in individuals with depression and anhedonia. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Aug; 30(8):3686-3694.
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Arcuate dopaminergic/GABAergic neurons project within the hypothalamus and to the median eminence. J Neurophysiol. 2024 09 01; 132(3):943-952.
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Non-Faradaic optoelectrodes for safe electrical neuromodulation. Nat Commun. 2024 01 09; 15(1):405.
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An excitatory projection from the basal forebrain to the ventral tegmental area that underlies anorexia-like phenotypes. Neuron. 2024 02 07; 112(3):458-472.e6.
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Differential second messenger signaling via dopamine neurons bidirectionally regulates memory retention. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 09 05; 120(36):e2304851120.
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Lewy Body-like Pathology and Loss of Dopaminergic Neurons in Midbrain Organoids Derived from Familial Parkinson's Disease Patient. Cells. 2023 02 15; 12(4).
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A D2 to D1 shift in dopaminergic inputs to midbrain 5-HT neurons causes anorexia in mice. Nat Neurosci. 2022 05; 25(5):646-658.