Table 3.

Next-Generation sequencing expression values for Pomc and genes involved in POMC-processing in tanycytes and neighboring arcuate nucleus collected by laser capture microdissection. Tissues were collected from 5 male Wistar rats, statistical comparison was made by Student's t-test.

	Tanycytes	Arcuate nucleus
Description	Mean ± SE (normalized CPM)	Mean ± SE (normalized CPM)	P value
Pomc, proopiomelanocortin	347.2 ± 36.2	397.2 ± 37.0	0.4921
Cpe, carboxypeptidase E	529.8 ± 33.5	1331.6 ± 44.2	<0.0001
Pcsk1, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1	16.2 ± 0.8	51.7 ± 1.5	<0.0001
Pcsk2, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 2	7.4 ± 0.4	50.2 ± 4.9	0.0002
Pam, peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase	204.8 ± 9.5	306.1 ± 6.3	0.0002
Scg5, secretogranin V (7B2 protein)	36.3 ± 9.1	184.0 ± 46.0	<0.0001