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. 2009 Oct 27;10:129. doi: 10.1186/1471-2202-10-129

Table 1.

Graded denotation of FTO expression in sites involved in reward-related consumption (regular font) vs. in those that regulate primarily energy intake (bold).

Area Expression
Nucleus accumbens shell +

Nucleus accumbens core 0

Ventral tegmental area 0

Parabrachial nucleus +

Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis +++

Supraoptic nucleus +++

Paraventricular nucleus ++

Dorsomedial nucleus ++

Ventromedial nucleus +++

Arcuate nucleus +++

Lateral hypothalamus +

Other sites: septohypothalamic nucleus, ++, lateral preoptic area, 0; suprachiasmatic nucleus, +++; locus coeruleus, ++.

Expression based on the visual inspection: 0, not detectable; +, weak; ++, moderate; +++, high.