Glutamatergic PPT neurons control wakefulness and locomotion via distinct axonal projections.
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DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac242
Abstract: STUDY OBJECTIVES The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) is implicated in many brain functions, ranging from sleep/wake control and locomotion, to reward mechanisms and learning. The PPT contains cholinergic, GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons with extensive ascending… read more here.
Keywords: locomotion; vglut2 neurons; ppt vglut2; axonal projections ... See more keywords
The Ventral Tegmental Area has calbindin neurons with the capability to co‐release glutamate and dopamine into the nucleus accumbens
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DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14493
Abstract: The ventral tegmental area (VTA) has three major classes of neurons: dopaminergic (expressing tyrosine hydroxylase; TH), GABAergic (expressing vesicular GABA transporter; VGaT) and glutamatergic (expressing vesicular glutamate transporter 2; VGluT2). While VTA dopaminergic and GABAergic… read more here.
Keywords: tegmental area; vta vglut2; vglut2; ventral tegmental ... See more keywords
In vivo photometry reveals insulin and 2-deoxyglucose maintain prolonged inhibition of VMH Vglut2 neurons in male mice.
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DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqac095
Abstract: The ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH) is a well-established hub for energy and glucose homeostasis. In particular, VMH neurons are thought to be important for initiating the counter-regulatory response to hypoglycaemia, and ex vivo electrophysiology and… read more here.
Keywords: vglut2 neurons; vmh vglut2; response; insulin deoxyglucose ... See more keywords