Neuron
Volume 73, Issue 3, 9 February 2012, Pages 553-566
ArticleEvoked Axonal Oxytocin Release in the Central Amygdala Attenuates Fear Response
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Highlights
► We constructed a virus to express any protein, e.g., ChR2, only in oxytocin neurons ► Fluorescent oxytocin neurons project simultaneously to the forebrain and pituitary ► Blue-light exposure of oxytocin axons in vitro affects amygdala neuronal activity ► Blue-light amygdala exposure in vivo evokes oxytocin-mediated decreases in fear
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These authors contributed equally to this work
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Present address: Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology, Berlin 10117, Germany
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Present address: Systems Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Present address: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA
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