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linear nucleus
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linear nucleus
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The mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) system plays important roles in reward, motivation, learning, memory, and movement. This system arises from the A10 region, comprising the ventral tegmental area and three adjacent midline nuclei (caudal linear nucleus, interfascicular nucleus, and rostral linear nucleus of the raphe)[PMID:21653852]
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rostral and caudal linear nuclei of the raphe, nucleus linearis
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UBERON:0002557
Term relations
Subclass of:
- midbrain nucleus
- brainstem nucleus
- adjacent_to some ventral tegmental area
- part of some midbrain tegmentum