Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area: An Autopsy Case of Disorganized Type of Schizophrenia

Figure 2

An image synthesized by AxioVision from a 50 μm thick TH-stained section of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of a 64-year-old male case of a legal autopsy. The VTA contains TH-ir neuronal cell bodies with diameter of 12–26 μm. The size of these neurons is comparatively similar. The shape of TH-ir neuronal cell bodies is bipolar, fusiform, oval or triangular and is distinct from that of the case with disorganized type, schizophrenia (Figure 1(a)). Bar: 25 μm.