Table 3.

Distribution of GH in the rhombencephalon and cerebellum

Brain structure	GH density	GH intensity	GH fiber density
Rhombencephalon
Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus	+	M	+++
Pontine nuclei	++	M	+++
Parabrachial nucleus	++	M	++
Prepositus nucleus	+	H	+
Peripyramidal nucleus	+++	H	++
Locus coeruleus	++	M	–
Inferior olivary nucleus	+	L	–
Ventral cochlear nucleus	+++	H	+
Nucleus of the trapezoid body	++	L	–
Lateral lemniscus (ventral nucleus)	++	M	++
Paralemniscal nucleus	++	M	++
Medioventral preolivary nucleus	+++	H	+++
Superior paraolivary nucleus	+	H	+
Lateral superior olive	++	H	+++
Superior vestibular nucleus	++	H	+++
Gigantocellular nucleus (α-part)	++	M	++
Raphe magnus	–	–	++
Raphe pallidus	+++	H	–
Area postrema	++	H	++
Facial nucleus (7n)	+	H	–
Spinal 5 nucleus	++	M	+++
Intermediate reticular nucleus	+++	H	++
Cerebellum
Purkinje cells	++	M	–

L, Low; M, medium; H, high; −, not present.