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Published in final edited form as: J Comp Neurol. 2020 Mar 29;528(14):2445–2470. doi: 10.1002/cne.24905

Table 4:

Comparison of expression of GLP-1R-mApple+ cells compared to the previously published mouse transgenic model [(Cork et al., 2015)] and RNA transcript in rat [(Merchenthaler et al., 1999)]. Table modified from (Cork et al., 2015). ND = not determined.

GLP-1R-mApple model Cork, et al. (2015) transgenic mouse Merchenthaler, et al. (1999) rat in situ
Telencephalon
Olfactory
 Granule cell layer ++ ++ ND
Anterior olfactory area
 Dorsal + ++ ND
 Lateral + +++ ND
 Ventral + +++ ND
Nucleus accumbens +a
 Shell + +
 Core + +
 Islands of Calleja +++ ND ND
Ventral tenia tecta ++ ++ ND
Claustrum +++ ++ ND
Lateral Septum
 Intermediate ++ ++ ++
 Dorsal ++++ ++++ ND
 Ventral ++++ +++ ND
 Medial Septum + ND ND
 Subfornical organ ++++ ++++ ND
 Triangular septal nucleus ++++ ND ND
Cortex + + a
 Cingulate + +
 Piriform ++ ++
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis +++ +++ +
Septohypothalamic nuclei ++ ++ ND
Preoptic area
 Medial + + ND
 Lateral ++ + ND
 Ventral ++ ++ ND
 Median +++ ++ ND
Hippocampus
 CA3
  Rostral (Dorsal) +
  Caudal (Ventral) +++ +++ +
 CA1 (Caudal/Ventral) + ++ ND
 Dentate gyrus +++ ++ ND
Central Amygdala +++ ++++
Medial Amygdala ++ +++
Basolateral Amygdala ++ ND
Cortical Amygdala + ++ ND
Organum vasculosum laminae terminalis ++ + ND
Diencephalon
Thalamus
 Anterior thalamic nuclei +++
 Ventral posteriomedial thalamic nuclei +++ ND
 Paraventricular nucleus + + ND
 Geniculate nucleus
  Dorsolateral + ++ ND
  Pregeniculate + ++ ND
  Medial ++ ++ ND
 Zona incerta ++ +++ ++
 Nucleus reuniens + ++ +
 Parasubthalamic nucleus + + ND
 Ventral anterior thalamic nucleus + +++ ND
 Posterior thalamus ++ +++ ND
 Parafascicular thalamic nucleus ++ ++ +++
 Precommissural nucleus +++ +++ ND
 Mediodorsal nucleus +++ ++++ ND
 Ventromedial thalamic nucleus + ++ ND
 Lateral habenular nucleus − (++ fibers) ++ ND
 Medial habenular nucleus − (++++ fibers) ND ND
 Thalamic reticular formation + ++ ND
 Hypothalamus
  Anterior hypothalamus + ++ ND
  Dorsomedial hypothalamus +++ ++ +
  Paraventricular nucleus +++ +++ ++++
  Arcuate nucleus +++ +++ ++++
  Lateral Hypothalamus ++ ++ +
  Posterior hypothalamus + ++ ND
  Suprachiasmatic nucleus ++ +++ ND
  Retrochiasmatic nucleus +++ +++ ND
  Accessory neurosecretory nuclei ++ ++ ND
  Ventromedial hypothalamus +++ +++ +
Mesencephalon
 Periaqueductal grey ++ +++ +++
 Premamilliary nucleus ++ + ND
 Mammilliary nucleus +++ ++ ND
 Posterior commissure +++ +++ ND
 Pretectal nucleus
  Anterior ++ ++ ND
  Medial ++ +++ ND
  Posterior ++ +++ ND
  Olivary ++ +++ ND
 Superior colliculus ++ +++ ++
 Ventral tegmental area + + ++
 Substantia nigra ++ ND ND
 Parasubthalamic nucleus ++ ++ ND
Brainstem
 Area postrema ++++ ++++ ++++
 Nucleus tractus solitarius + + +++
 Nucleus of Roller + + ND
 Reticular formation ++ ++ ND
 Rostral ventrolateral medulla ++ ++ ND
 Locus coeruleus ++ ++ ND
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transcript data in rat is further divided into subregions.