Concept information
Preferred term
Ventral Tegmental Area
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Area Tegmentalis Ventrali
- Area Tegmentalis Ventralis
- Tegmentalis Ventrali, Area
- Tegmentalis Ventralis, Area
- Ventral Tegmental Area of Tsai
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 94
In other languages
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Finnish
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ventraalinen tegmentumalue
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017557
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