Table 1.
Comparative distribution of androgen receptor (AR), aromatase (estrogen synthase) and estrogen receptor (ERα, ERβ1, ERβ2) transcripts and estrogen and androgen concentrating cells in the forebrain of teleosts with putative mammalian homologies and major nodes of the vertebrate social behavior network (*).
| Brain area | AR | ([3H] T/DHT) | Aromatase | ERα | ERβ(1/2) | ([3H] E2) | Putative mammalian homologue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventral telencephalon | |||||||
| Olfactory bulb (OB) | a | - | m,t,z,p | m,a | a | NR | |
| Ventral nucleus (Vv)*Aud | a | P | m,t,z,p | m,a,s | a, s | t,p,x | Septum2,11,16 |
| Supracommissural nucleus (Vs)* Aud, Voc | m,a | t | m,t,z,p | m,a | a | t,g,x | Basal amygdala2,11 |
| Postcommissural nucleus (Vp) Aud | m,a | - | m,t,z,p | m,a,s | a | t | Basal amygdala2,11 |
| Dorsal nucleus (Vd) | m,a | NR | m,t,z,p | a,s | a, s | NR | Striatum/basal ganglia10,15,16 |
| Intermediate nucleus (Vi) | m | (t) | m,NR | - | - | NR | Basal amygdala13 |
| Dorsal telencephalon | |||||||
| Central zone (Dc) | m,a | NR | m,NR | m,a | a | NR | Pallial amygdala or dorsal pallium1,12,18 |
| Central medial division of medial zone (Dm-cm) | m,a | NR | m,t,z,p | m,a | a | NR | Pallial amygdala or dorsal pallium1,2,12,14,16,18 |
| Posterior division of medial zone (Dm-p) Aud, voc | m | NR | m,NR | m | NR | “ | |
| Dorsal posterior zone (Dp) | a | t | m,z | m,a | a | - | Piriform cortex10,11,12 |
| Preoptic area* | |||||||
| Anterior parvocellular (PPa) And, Voc | m,a,z | t,s,p,g,x | m,t,z,p | m,a,z,t,c,e,s,p | a,c,z,p,s | g,t,p,x | POA7,9 |
| Posterior parvocellular (PPp) Aud, Voc | m,a,z | - | m,t,z,p | a,s,t,c,p | a,s | t | “ |
| Magnocellular (PM/PMg) | m,a | t,p,g,x | m,t,z,p | m,a,t,s,c,p | a,c,s | g,t,p.x | Paraventricular nucleus5,6,8 |
| Ventral hypothalamus | |||||||
| Anterior tuberal (AT)* Aud, Voc | m,a | NR | m,t,z, | m,a,s,t,c | a | t | Ventromedial hypothalamus4,7 |
| Ventral tuberal (vT)* Aud, Voc | m,a | NR | m,z | a,NR | a,NR | NR | Anterior hypothalamus7 |
| Periventricular (Hv/Hd) | m,a,z | t,m,s,p,g,x | m,t,z,p | m,a,s,c,e,z | a,c,z,p,s | g,t,p,x | Arcuate3,5 |
| Thalamus | |||||||
| Central posterior nucleus (CP) Aud | m,a | NR | m,z | m,a,s | a | NR | |
| Dorsal posterior (DPo) | m,a | NR | m,t,z,p | m,a,s | a | NR | |
| Nucleus preglomerulosus (PGl/m) Aud | m,a | t | m,z | a,s | a | t | |
| Periventricular nucleus of posterior tuberal (TPp) | m,a,z | - | m,t,z | m,a | a,s | t | |
| Posterior tuberal nucleus (TP) | m,a,z | m | m,t,z | a,c,z,t | a,c,z,s | - | Ventral tegmental area/substantia nigra15,16 |
| Pineal | - | NR | m,NR | m,NR | NR | NR |
m = midshipman, Porichthys notatus (Forlano et al., 2001; 2005; 2010)
z = zebrafish Danio rerio (Gorelick et al., 2008; Menuet et al., 2002; 2005)
t = trout, Oncorhyncus mykiss (Menuet et al., 2001; 2003)
a = cichlid, Astatotilapia burtoni (Harbott et al., 2007; Munchrath and Hofmann, 2010)
c = croaker, Micropogonias undulatus (Hawkins et al., 2005)
p = pejerrey, Odontesthes bonariensis (Strobl-Mazzulla et al., 2008)
s = seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax (Muriach et al., 2008a; 2008b)
e = eelpout, Zoarces viviparous (Andreassen et al., 2003)
t = oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau (Fine et al., 1996)
m = mormyrid, Brienomyrus brachistius (Bass et al., 1986)
s = sunfish, lepomis cyanellus (Morrell et al., 1975)
p = paradise fish, Macropodus opercularis (Davis et al., 1977)
g = goldfish, Carassius auratus (Kim et al., 1978)
x = platyfish, Xiphophorus maculatus (Kim et al., 1979)
NR = not recorded
Aud, Voc = defined auditory and vocal nuclei in midshipman