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A10 cell group (A10)

The term A10 cell group refers to the largest group of cells fluorescent for dopamine in the ventral midbrain tegmentum of rodents ( Dahlstrom-1964 ) and primates ( Felten-1983 ). It corresponds largely to the ventral tegmental area, the linear nucleus of the raphe and, in primates, the part of periaqueductal gray located between the left and right oculomotor nuclear complex as defined by Nissl stains.

Also known as: dopaminergic group A10, A10 cell group

NeuroNames ID: 1835

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Name:

dopaminergic group A10

Language:

English

Organism:

macaque

Source:

Felten-1983

Citation:

Brain Res Bull 1983 Feb;10(2):171-284

Source Title:

Monoamine distribution in primate brain V. Monoaminergic nuclei: anatomy, pathways and local organization.

Name:

A10 cell group

Language:

English

Organism:

mammal

Source:

Smeets-1994

Citation:

Chapter 20 in Phylogeny and Development of Catecholamine Sytems in the CNS of Vertebrates, WJAJ Smeets and A Reiner (eds), University Press, Cambridge, England, 1994

Source Title:

Catecholamines in the CNS of vertebrates: current concepts of evolution and functional significance

Name:

A10

Language:

acronym

Organism:

rat

Source:

Dahlstrom-1964

Citation:

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 62:1-55, 1964

Source Title:

Evidence for the existence of monoamine-containing neurons in the central nervous system

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Models Where It Appears

Monoamine Cell Groups

are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that have been demonstrated by histochemical fluorescence to contain one of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine ( Fuxe-1970 ) or epinephrine ( Kitahama-1994 ). They are classified respectively as serotonergic cell groups, dopaminergic cell groups, noradrenergic cell groups and adrenergic cell groups.

monoaminergic cell groups

catecholaminergic cell groups

dopaminergic cell groups

A10 cell group

telencephalic DA cell group

noradrenergic cell groups

adrenergic cell groups

serotonergic cell groups