Figure 1.

Expression pattern of known mesDA neuron-specific transcription factors and genes involved in dopamine neurotransmission in mouse brain. Three-dimensional view of Foxa2, En1, Th, Vmat2 (Slc18a2) and Dat (Slc6a3) expressions in the brain, superimposed on a sagittal nissl image from Allen Brain Atlas (ABA) are shown. The genes chosen for Neuroblast search have known functions in the adult mesDA neurons and are detected by ABA in ventral midbrain (arrow).