NeuroscienceBiological PsychiatryPeer-reviewed
Somatodendritic release of cholecystokinin potentiates GABAergic synapses onto ventral tegmental area dopamine cells
Valentina Martínez Damonte, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Claire Manning…·Julie A. Kauer
This study shows that CCK released from somatodendritic regions of VTA dopamine neurons enhances GABAergic synapses and influences food consumption behaviors.
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