Table 3.

Localization and abundance of mRNA encoding Pgr, Pgrmcl, Serbp1, Pgrmc2, Paqr7 and Paqr8 in the female rat forebrain^a

Anatomical region	Pgr	Pgrmc1	Serbp1	Pgrmc2	Paqr7	Paqr8
Telencephalon
Olfactory cortex
Anterior olfactory nucleus external part	+	++	+	++	–	–
Anterior olfactory nucleus lateral part	+	+++	+++	++	–	–
Anterior olfactory nucleus medial part	+	+++	+++	+++	+	–
Anterior olfactory nucleus dorsal part	–	+++	++	++	–	–
Olfactory tubercle	+	+	+	+	+	+
Piriform cortex	++	++++	++++	+++	+	+
Hippocampal formation
Taenia tecta	+	+	++	+	+	+
Dentate gyrus	+	++	++++	++	–	+
CA1 pyramidal layer	++	+	+++	+	–	+
CA2 pyramidal layer	++	++	+++	++	–	+
CA3 pyramidal layer	+++	++	+++	++	–	+
Amygdala
Medial nucleus of the amygdala	+++	+++	+++	+	–	–
Posterolateral cortical amygdaloid nucleus	++	+	+	+	+	+
Central nucleus of the amygdala	+	++	+	+	–	–
Basolateral nucleus of the amygdala	++	+	+	+	–	–
Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala	++	+	+	+	–	–
Septal region
Triangular septal nucleus	–	++	+	+	–	–
Lateral septal nucleus	–	+++	++	+	–	++
Medial septal nucleus	–	++	+	+	–	++
Horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Broca	+	++	+	+	+	+
Vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca	+	++	+	+	+	+
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, anterior	+	+++	++	+	–	–
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, posterior	+	++	+	+	+	+
Accumbens nucleus	+	+++	++	+	+	+
Diencephalon
Thalamus
Medial habenular nucleus	+	+++	+++	++	–	+
Lateral habenular nucleus	+	++	+	–	–	+
Paraventricular nucleus	++	++	++	+	–	++
Zona incerta	+++	+++	++	++	+	+
Medial geniculate nucleus	+	++	++	–	+	+
Dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus	+	+	+	–	+	+
Anterodorsal thalamic nucleus	+	++	++	+	++	++
Anteroventral thalamic nucleus	+	++	+	–	++	++
Anteromedial thalamic nucleus	+	+	++	++	+	++
Ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus	+	+	++	++	+	+
Lateralis	+	+	++	++	–	+
Lateralis posterior	+	+	++	++	+	+
Ventralis	+	+	++	–	+	+
Paracentral thalamic nucleus	+	+	+	+	+	++
Central medial thalamic nucleus	++	+	+	+	+	+
Reuniens thalamic nucleus	++	++	++	++	+	+
Hypothalamus/preoptic region
Anteroventral periventricular nucleus	++++	++++	+++	+++	+	+
Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus	+	++++	+++	++	–	+
Supraoptic nucleus	+	++++	+++	++	+	+
Paraventricular nucleus	++	++++	+++	++	+	+
Rostral arcuate nucleus	++	++++	+++	++	+	–
Caudal arcuate nucleus	+++	+++	+++	++	+	+
Medial preoptic area	+++	+++	+++	++	+	+
Median preoptic nucleus	++++	+++	+++	++	+	+
Anterior hypothalamic area	+++	++	++	+	+	+
Ventromedial nucleus	+++	+++	+++	++	+	+
Dorsal hypothalamic area	++	+++	+++	+	+	+
Premamillary nucleus, dorsal	++	+++	+++	+	+	+
Premamillary nucleus ventral	++	++	++	+	+	+
Medial mammillary nucleus	++	+++	+++	+	+	–
Dorsomedial nucleus	++	+++	++	+	+	–
Lateral preoptic area	+	++	++	+	+	+
Lateral hypothalamic area	+	+	++	+	+	++
Mesencephalon
Interpeduncular nucleus	+++	+++	+++	+	++	+
Substantia nigra	++	++	++	+	+	+
Superior colliculus	+	++	++	+	+	+
Periaqueductal gray	+++	+++	+++	+	+	+
Ventral tegmental nucleus	+	++	++	+	+	+
Nucleus of the oculomotor cranial nerve	+++	+++	+++	+	+	++++
Pretectum	+	++	+++	+	+	++++
Red nucleus	++	++	++	++	++	++

^aThe ratings reflect the relative signal strength for each probe.