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

Table 6.

Postnatal Distribution (P1–P24) of the Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel Subunit SK31

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 nucleus
 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.