Table 1.
Region | AEA† (pmol·g−1) | 2-AG† (nmol·g−1) | Citations (n) | Footnote |
---|---|---|---|---|
Whole brain | 19 (11–28) | 12 (3–37) | 4 | 1 |
Hindbrain (rhombencephalon) | ||||
Brainstem | 52 (22–87) | 9 (2–14) | 4 | 2 |
Cerebellum | 19 (8–35) | 9 (2–20) | 9 | 3 |
Pons medulla | 13 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
Medulla | 45 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
RVM | 62 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Midbrain (mesencephalon) | 27 (11–47) | 12 (4–24) | 8 | 7 |
Dorsal raphe | 57 (56–57) | 6 (6–6) | 2 | 8 |
Periaqueductal grey | 43 (8–72) | 9 (2–21) | 3 | 9 |
Ventral mesencephalom | 10 | 19 | 1 | 10 |
Ventral tegmental area | 68 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
Interbrain (diencephalon) | 16 (10–21) | 5 (2–8) | 4 | 12 |
Hypothalamus | 24 (9–46) | 15 (3–30) | 8 | 13 |
MB hypothalamus | 60 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
Pituitary | 12 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
Anterior pituitary | 50 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
Thalamus | 20 (13–30) | 11 (6–18) | 4 | 17 |
Cerebrum (telencephalon) | ||||
Amygdala | 43 (25–53) | 13 (2–27) | 3 | 18 |
Striatum | 41 (17–76) | 8 (1–18) | 10 | 19 |
Caudate putamen | 42 (17–72) | 6 (1–14) | 6 | 20 |
Nucleus accumbens | 31 (15–65) | 11 (2–23) | 4 | 21 |
Globus pallidus | 87 (17–198) | 6 (1–11) | 3 | 22 |
Substantia nigra | 35 (22–49) | 16 (12–19) | 2 | 23 |
SNr | 214 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Cortex | 20 (13–39) | 10 (1–35) | 8 | 25 |
Frontal cortex | 15 (5–25) | 17 (11–22) | 2 | 26 |
Prefrontal cortex | 26 (17–38) | 7 (1–12) | 5 | 27 |
mPFC | 29 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
ACC | 25 | 3 | 1 | 29 |
Entorhinal cortex | 55 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
Occipital cortex | 17 | 19 | 1 | 31 |
Hippocampus | 44 (12–84) | 10 (1–40) | 11 | 32 |
Dorsal hippocampus | 47 | 7 | 1 | 33 |
Ventral hippocampus | 51 | 11 | 1 | 34 |
Limbic structures | 34 (21–54) | 8 (4–12) | 6 | 35 |
eCB levels in brain tissue from experimentally naïve rats expressed as average literature value, with the range in parenthesis. When necessary, some values were calculated by measurement of reported graphs.
(Bisogno et al., 1999; Di Marzo et al., 2000; Kirkham et al., 2002; Vigano et al., 2003; Gonzalez et al., 2004a; Cabranes et al., 2005; Bradshaw et al., 2006; Bortolato et al., 2007; Richardson et al., 2007);
(Bisogno et al., 1999; Gonzalez et al., 2002b; 2004a; Vigano et al., 2003; Cabranes et al., 2005; Bradshaw et al., 2006; Bortolato et al., 2007; Richardson et al., 2007);
(Gonzalez et al., 2000; Kirkham et al., 2002; Vigano et al., 2003; Patel et al., 2004; Bradshaw et al., 2006; Richardson et al., 2007; Rubio et al., 2007; Soria-Gomez et al., 2007);
(Stella et al., 1997; Bisogno et al., 1999; Di Marzo et al., 2000; Gonzalez et al., 2002b; Vigano et al., 2003; Valenti et al., 2004; Bradshaw et al., 2006; Hardison et al., 2006; Bortolato et al., 2007; Richardson et al., 2007);
(Ferrer et al., 2003; Gonzalez et al., 2004a; Cabranes et al., 2005; Rubio et al., 2007; Malinen et al., 2009; Seillier et al., 2009);
(Bisogno et al., 1999; Di Marzo et al., 2000; Ferrer et al., 2003; Vigano et al., 2003; Gonzalez et al., 2004a; Cabranes et al., 2005; Palazzo et al., 2006; Bortolato et al., 2007);
(Stella et al., 1997; Gonzalez et al., 2002b; Valenti et al., 2004; Rubio et al., 2007; Malinen et al., 2009);
(Bisogno et al., 1999; Di Marzo et al., 2000; Gonzalez et al., 2002b; 2004a; Vigano et al., 2003; Valenti et al., 2004; Cabranes et al., 2005; Bradshaw et al., 2006; Bortolato et al., 2007; Richardson et al., 2007; Malinen et al., 2009);
(Bisogno et al., 1999; Kirkham et al., 2002; Vigano et al., 2003; Gonzalez et al., 2004a; Cabranes et al., 2005; Bortolato et al., 2007).
2-AG, 2-arachidonoylglycerol; AEA, anandamide, N-arachidonoyl-ethanolamine; eCB, endocannabinoid.