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An Excitatory Projection from the Basal Forebrain to the Ventral Tegmental Area Underlying Anorexia-like Phenotypes
Jing Cai, Yanyan Jiang, Yuanzhong Xu…·Qingchun Tong
The paper identifies a glutamatergic circuit from the basal forebrain to the ventral tegmental area that reduces appetite and causes anorexia-like behaviors by decreasing dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens.
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