Table 3 Human VTA neurons expressing VGluT2 mRNA or TH-immunoreactivity.
From: Glutamate neurons are intermixed with midbrain dopamine neurons in nonhuman primates and humans
VTA Subdivision | Subject | VGluT2-only | VGluT2-TH | TH-only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RLi | Subject 1 | 49.48% (n = 383) | 14.86% (n = 115) | 35.66% (n = 276) |
Subject 2 | 34.6% (n = 228) | 5.16% (n = 34) | 60.24% (n = 397) | |
Mean ± SEM | 42.04% ± 7.44% | 10.01% ± 4.85% | 47.95% ± 12.29% | |
PBP | Subject 1 | 11.47% (n = 53) | 27.92% (n = 129) | 60.61% (n = 280) |
Subject 2 | 27.43% (n = 234) | 6.8% (n = 58) | 65.77% (n = 561) | |
Mean ± SEM | 19.45% ± 7.98% | 17.36% ± 10.56% | 63.19% ± 2.58% | |
VTASUB | Subject 1 | 9.85% (n = 32) | 9.54% (n = 31) | 80.62% (n = 262) |
Subject 2 | 17.14% (n = 60) | 10% (n = 35) | 72.86% (n = 255) | |
Mean ± SEM | 13.49% ± 3.65% | 9.77% ± 0.23% | 76.74% ± 3.88% | |
PN | Subject 1 | 16.76% (n = 63) | 2.66% (n = 10) | 80.59% (n = 303) |
Subject 2 | 9.8% (n = 20) | 0.49% (n = 1) | 89.71% (n = 183) | |
Mean ± SEM | 13.28% ± 3.48% | 1.57% ± 1.08% | 85.15% ± 4.56% |
