Table 2.

Primary antibodies used in this study

Antigen	Immunizing species	Vendor (primary)	Antibodies dilution used	Secondary antibodies dilution used	Vendor (secondary)	Purpose	RRID
Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)	Mouse	Millipore, catalog #MAB318	1:1,000	Horse anti-mouse 1:200 (biotinylated)	Vector, catalog #BA2000	To identify dopamine- containing neurons and terminals	AB_2201528
Calbindin D28k (Cb)	Goat	R&D Systems, catalog #AF3320	1:1,000	Horse anti-goat 1:200 (biotinylated)	Vector, catalog #BA9500	To delineate thalamic nuclei	AB_2254256
GFP	Rabbit	Life Technologies, catalog #A11122	1:5,000	Goat anti-rabbit 1:200 (biotinylated)	Vector, catalog #BA9400	To identify EYFP-positive elements (EYFP is a variant of GFP)	AB_221569