lateral hypothalamus (LH) in the brain of leptin knockout obese ob/ob mice. In this study, we
have investigated whether a similar increase of OX-A release occurs to the ventral tegmental
area (VTA), an orexinergic LH output area with functional effects on dopaminergic signaling
at the mesolimbic circuit. By confocal and correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM)
morphological studies coupled to molecular, biochemical, and pharmacological …