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MeSH Heading: Mesolimbic System
Tree Number(s): A08.612.546
Unique ID: D000098559
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098559
Scope Note: One of the main brain dopaminergic circuits, which connects the MIDBRAIN with the LIMBIC SYSTEM, going from the VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA to the NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS, connecting with other structures such as the AMYGDALA and the PREFRONTAL CORTEX.
Entry Term(s): Mesolimbic Dopamine System; Mesolimbic Dopaminergic System
Public MeSH Note: 2025
History Note: 2025
Date Introduced: 2025/01/01
Last Updated: 2025/01/01

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Mesolimbic System MeSH Descriptor Data 2026