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. 2014 Feb 12;522(5):1072–1101. doi: 10.1002/cne.23466

Table 4.

Postnatal Distribution (P1–P24) of the Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Subunit SK11

Brain region P1 P3 P6 P12 P24
Olfactory system
 Endopiriform nucleus + + ++ +++ ++
 Olfactory bulb
  Glomerular layer + +
  Mitral cell layer + ++ ++
  Int. granular layer + + ++ ++ ++
 Accessory olfactory bulb
 Anterior olfactory nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Olfactory tubercle +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Islands of Calleja +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Cerebral cortex
 Piriform cortex +++ +++ +++ +++ ++
 Entorhinal cortex +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Marginal zone + np np np
 Cortical plate +++ +++ np np np
 Subplate + + np np np
 Alternative layer II/III np np ++ + +
 Alternative layer IV np np +++ + +
 Alternative layer V +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Alternative layer VI +++ +++ ++ ++ ++
 Hippocampal formation
  Subiculum +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
  CA1 ++ +++ +++ +++ +++
  CA2/CA3 ++ ++ ++ +++ ++
  Dentate gyrus granule cells + + + + +
  Tenia tecta +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Basal nuclei
 Caudate putamen ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
 Globus pallidus + + + + +
 Entopeduncular nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Nucleus accumbens ++ ++ ++ + +
 Claustrum + + + ++ ++
 Substantia nigra
  Pars reticulata +++ +++ +++ +++ +
  Pars compacta
Septum
 Septum ++ ++ ++ ++ +
 Bed nucleus stria terminalis
Amygdala
 Anterior amygdaloid area ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
 Anterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus
 Medial amygdaloid nucleus ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
 Posterior cortical amygdaloid nucleus +++ +++ ++ ++
 Basolateral amygdaloid nucleus ++ +++ +++
 Basomedial amygdaloid nucleus + + +
 Amygdalohippocampal area + + ++ +++ +++
 Amygdalopiriform transition
 Central amygdaloid nucleus
Thalamus
 Reticular thalamic nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Anterodorsal nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Anteroventral nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Anteromedial nucleus
 Laterodorsal nucleus
 Paratenial nucleus ++ ++ ++
 Mediodorsal nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Ventrolateral nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +
 Paraventricular nucleus, anterior +++ +++
 Paraventricular nucleus, posterior +++ +++
 Central medial nucleus +++ +++ +++
 Ventromedial nucleus +++ +++ +
 Ventroposterolateral thalamic nucleus +++ +++ +
 Ventroposteromedial thalamic nucleus +++ +++ +
 Posterior thalamic nucleus +++ ++ +
 Centrolateral nucleus +++ +++ +
 Parafascicular nucleus ++ ++ +++ +++ +++
 Lateral geniculate nucleus, dorsal +++ +++
 Lateral geniculate nucleus, ventral + ++ +
 Medial geniculate nucleus +++ +++
 Lateroposterior nucleus +++ +++ ++ +
Habenula
Hypothalamus
 Preoptic nuclei ++ ++ + + ++
 Magnocellular preoptic nucleus ++ ++ ++
 Anterior hypothalamic area ++ ++
 Lateral hypothalamic area +
 Arcuate nucleus
 Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus ++ ++ +
 Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus
 Tuberomammillary nucleus +++ +++ +++
 Premammillary nucleus
 Medial mammillary nucleus ++ ++ ++ ++ ++
 Lateral mammillary nucleus + + + + +
 Magnocellular nucleus of lateral hypothalamus +++ +++ +++
 Zona incerta +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Brainstem
Reticular formation and related tegmental nuclei
 Medullary reticular formation +++ +++ +++
 Gigantocellular reticular nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Paragigantocellular reticular n. ++ ++ ++
 Intermediate reticular nucleus +++ +++ +++
 Parvocellular reticular nucleus ++ ++ +++ +++ +++
 Pontine reticular formation ++ +++ +++ +++ ++
 Dorsomedial tegmental field
 Laterodorsal tegmental nuclei +++ +++ +++
 Dorsal tegmental nucleus
Monoaminergic systems
 Dorsal raphe nucleus
 Locus coeruleus
 Ventral tegmental area
Nuclei associated with respiratory, cardiovascular and other autonomic functions
 Nucleus of the solitary tract ++ ++ ++ +++ +++
 Parabrachial nucleus
 Dorsal motor nucleus of vagus
 Ambiguus nucleus +++ +++ +++
Orofacial motor nuclei
 Motor trigeminal nucleus ++ ++ +++ +++ +++
 Facial nucleus ++ ++ +++ +++ +++
 Hypoglossal nucleus ++ ++ ++ +++ +++
Nuclei belonging to the somatosensory system
 Gracile/cuneate nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Principal sensory trigeminal nucleus + ++ +++ +++ +++
 Spinal trigeminal nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Nuclei belonging to the auditory system
 Cochlear nuclei +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Lateral superior olive +++ +++ +++ +++ ++
 Nucleus trapezoid body +++ +++ +++
 Nuclei of the lateral lemniscus ++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Inferior colliculus +++ +++ +++ +++ +
Nuclei belonging to the visual system
 Superior colliculus ++ ++ + + +
 Parabigeminal nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Vestibular and precerebellar nuclei
 Vestibular nuclei +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Pontine nuclei ++ ++ +++ +++ +++
 Inferior olivary nucleus +++ +++ +++
 Red nucleus +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Cerebellum
 Deep nuclei +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
 Purkinje cells
 Golgi cells
 Granule cells + + + +
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+++, strong; ++, moderate; +, weak; −, signals very low or below the threshold limit of detection; np, not present; •, not clearly identifiable.