Dopamine neurons (magenta) carry VGLUT (green). Cell nuclei are in blue. (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Dopamine neurons (magenta) carry VGLUT (green). Cell nuclei are in blue.

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In human subjects, the relative density of VGLUT-carrying dopamine neurons (shown by the yellow arrows) is greater in females (right panel) than in males (left panel).

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Zachary Freyberg

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