Developmental and adult striatal patterning of nociceptin ligand marks striosomal population with direct dopamine projections
Emily Hueske, Carrie Stine, Tomoko Yoshida, Jill R. Crittenden, Akshay Gupta, Joseph C. Johnson, Ananya S. Achanta, Smitha Bhagavatula, Johnny H. Loftus, Ara Mahar, Dan Hu, Jesus Azocar, Ryan J. Gray, Michael R. Bruchas, Ann M. Graybiel
The paper identifies striosomal populations in the dorsal striatum expressing Pnoc mRNA, which are dopamine receptor D1-expressing medium spiny neurons with direct projections to midbrain dopamine neurons.
The Journal of Comparative Neurology · Dec 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience