Table 1.
Distribution of chimaerin mRNAs in adult brain
| α2-chimaerin | α1-chimaerin | |
|---|---|---|
| Olfactory bulb, anterior nucleus | +++ | ++++ |
| Cortex | ||
| Layers 2–4 | ++ | ++++ |
| Layers 6 | +++ | ++++ |
| Piriform | ++ | ++++ |
| Cingulate | +++ | ++++ |
| Entorhinal | ++++ | ++++ |
| Lamina dissecans entorhinal cortex | +++ | ++++ |
| Hippocampus, dentate gyrus | +++ | ++++ |
| Amygdala | ||
| Nucleus of olfactory tract | + | ++++ |
| Basolateral nucleus | − | +++ |
| Basal ganglia | ||
| Striatum | ++ | +++ |
| Substantia nigra | ++ | + |
| Epithalamus | ||
| Medial habenula | +++ | + |
| Pineal gland | ++ | + |
| Thalamus | ||
| Paraventricular nucleus | +++ | + |
| Other nuclei | ++ | + |
| Hypothalamus | ||
| Suprachiasmatic nucleus | + | + |
| Supraoptic/paraventricular nucleus | ++ | + |
| Dorsomedial nucleus | − | ++ |
| Venromedial nucleus | − | ++ |
| Arcuate nucleus | ++ | + |
| Medial preoptic | + | + |
| Median preoptic nucleus | ++ | + |
| Brainstem | ||
| Sucommisural organ | ++ | + |
| Parabigeminal nucleus | ++ | ++ |
| Locus coeruleus | ++ | + |
| Dorsal motor nucleus vagus | +++ | + |
| Cerebellum | ||
| Purkinje cells | − | +++ |
| Granule cells | − | − |
| Red nucleus | − | + |
| Inferior olivary nucleus | +++ | + |
