Table 2.
BDNF in the basal forebrain, amygdala, and basal ganglia
| BDNF-ir fibers | BDNF-ir cells | BDNF mRNA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lateral septal nucleus, intermediate | ++ | 3 /m–h | 3/m–h |
| Lateral septal nucleus, dorsal/ventral | +++ | 0 | 0 |
| Medial septal nucleus | + | 1/m | 2–3/l–m |
| Diagonal band nucleus, horizontal limb | +/++ | 1/m | 0 |
| Diagonal band nucleus, vertical limb | +/++ | 1/m | 2/l–m |
| Nucleus basalis of Meynert | ++ | 0 | 0 |
| Ventral pallidum | − | 0 | 0 |
| Islands of Calleja | − | 0 | 0 |
| Lateral preoptic nucleus | ++ | 1/l | 0 |
| Magnocellular preoptic nucleus | − | 1/l | 2/l |
| Medial preoptic area | ++ | 1/l | 2–3/m |
| Medial preoptic nucleus | +++ | 2/h | 2–3/m |
| Substantia inominata | + | 1/l–m | 0 |
| Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, medial/lateral/ventral/intermediate | ++/+++ | 0 | 0 |
| Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, juxtacapsular/lateral dorsal | ++++ | 0 | 0 |
| Septohypothalamic nucleus | +++ | 1/m | 2/m |
| Olfactory tubercle | + | 0 | 0 |
| Optic chiasm | − | 0 | 0 |
| Suprachiasmatic nucleus | + | 0 | 0 |
| Triangular septal nucleus | ± | 3/l | 0 |
| Septofimbrial nucleus | ++ | 3/l | 3–4/m |
| Subfornical organ | ++/+++ | 0 | 0 |
| Corpus callosum | − | 1/m | 0 |
| Caudate putamen | ± | 1/m | 0 |
| Globus pallidus | − | 0 | 0 |
| Accumbens nucleus | + | 0 | 0 |
| Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract, part 1 | − | 0 | 0 |
| Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract, part 2 | − | 2–3/l | 3/l |
| Nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract, part 3 | − | 2–3/m | 2/m–h |
| Central amygdaloid nucleus, lateral | ++++ | 0 | 0 |
| Central amygdaloid nuclues, medial | ++ | 0 | 0 |
| Basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, anterior | − | 3/h | 3–4/h |
| Basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, ventral | − | 2/m | 2/m–h |
| Basolateral amygdaloid nucleus, posterior | − | 2/m–h | 3/h |
| Medial amygdaloid nucleus, ventral | + | 1/l–m | 3/m–h |
| Cortical amygdaloid nucleus | + | 2/l–m | 3/m |
| Basomedial amygdaloid nucleus | + | 1/l–m | 3/l–m |
| Lateral amygdaloid nucleus | − | 1/l–m | 2/m–h |
| Anterior amygdaloid area | + | 1/m | 1/l |
| Amygdalohippocampal area | + | 2/m | 2–3/m–h |
| Amygdalostriatal transition area | ++ | 0 | 0 |
Fibers: −, none; +, very light staining; ++, light staining; +++, moderate staining; ++++, heavy staining; +++++, extremely heavy staining. Cells: 0, no cells observed; 1, occasional cells; 2, few scattered cells; 3, moderate number of cells; 4, densely packed cells;
F2-160: , could not be determined. l, Lightly stained; m, moderately stained; h, heavily stained.