title: [Organization of the direct projections of the Tsai ventral tegmental area to the hippocampus].
abstract: In this report we have examined the distribution in the ventral tegmental area of Tsai (VTA-A10) of the neurons projecting to the hippocampal formation (HF) by injecting, in different combinations, retrograde fluorescent tracers (Fast Blue, 2% and Nuclear Yellow, 1%) in several hippocampal areas. The distribution of the VTA labeled neurons suggest a topographic organization of the VTA efferent pathway towards the HF. These results are in agreement with the concept that precise topography of the projections is a distinctive feature of the dopaminergic systems in general.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Campana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasbarri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pacitti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pacitti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
vernacular_title: Organizzazione delle proiezioni dell'area ventrale tegmentale del Tsai dirette all'ippocampo.