TABLE 2. Neurotransmitters colocalized with CCK

Co-transmitter

Brain region

Dopamine/and or neurotensin

substantia nigra and vta*

VIP/GABA

cortex, hippocampus

NPY/GABA

cortex, hippocampus

VIP

thalamus

Substance P

medulla, spinal cord

5-HT

medulla

Oxytocin

hypothalamus

CRF

hypothalamus

Enkephalin

cortex, thalamus

CGRP

spinal cord

Acetylcholine

spinal cord

*vta=ventral tegmental area, A10.

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published 2000