"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ventral Tegmental Area" by people in Profiles.
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Investigating the Influence of Morphine and Cocaine on the Mesolimbic Pathway Using a Novel Microimaging Platform. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Nov 14; 24(22).
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Prenatal nicotine exposure alters gene expression profiles of neurons in the sub-regions of the VTA during early postnatal development. Sci Rep. 2023 03 25; 13(1):4911.
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Investigating the Modulation of the VTA Neurons in Nicotine-Exposed Pups during Early Maturation Using Optogenetics. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 23; 24(3).
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Investigating the Influence of GABA Neurons on Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area Using Optogenetic Techniques. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan 20; 23(3).
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Investigating the effects of chronic perinatal alcohol and combined nicotine and alcohol exposure on dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons in the VTA. Sci Rep. 2021 04 22; 11(1):8706.
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Investigating the influence of perinatal nicotine and alcohol exposure on the genetic profiles of dopaminergic neurons in the VTA using miRNA-mRNA analysis. Sci Rep. 2020 09 14; 10(1):15016.
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Investigating the influence of perinatal nicotine exposure on genetic profiles of neurons in the sub-regions of the VTA. Sci Rep. 2020 02 12; 10(1):2419.
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Comparison between dopaminergic and non-dopaminergic neurons in the VTA following chronic nicotine exposure during pregnancy. Sci Rep. 2019 01 24; 9(1):445.
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Investigating the genetic profile of dopaminergic neurons in the VTA in response to perinatal nicotine exposure using mRNA-miRNA analyses. Sci Rep. 2018 09 13; 8(1):13769.
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Nicotine exposure increases the complexity of dopamine neurons in the parainterfascicular nucleus (PIF) sub-region of VTA. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2014 Jun 12; 11:103.