| SS | Somatostatin |
| SST1-5 | somatostatin receptor subtype 1-5 |
| SSTR1-5/Sstr1-5 | gene of somatostatin receptor subtype 1-5 in human/mouse |
| Sstr4lacZ/lacZ mice | Sstr4-deficient, lacZ knock-in reporter mice |
| GIRK | G protein-coupled inward-rectifying potassium channels |
| ISH | In situ hybridization |
| β-Gal IHC | β-galactosidase immunostaining |
| DRG | Dorsal root ganglia |
| TG | Trigeminal ganglia |
| PrL | Prelimbic cortex |
| MPO | Medial preoptic area of the hypothalamus |
| BMA | Basomedial amygdala |
| CeC | Core of central amygdala |
| BLA | Basolateral amygdala |
| S1 | Primary somatosensory cortex |
| CA1 | Cornu Ammonis 1 region of hippocampus |
| MHb | Medial nucleus of habenula |
| VPL | Ventral posterolateral thalamic nucleus |
| VLPAG | Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray matter |
| RMg | Raphe magnus nucleus |
| LC | Locus coeruleus |
| Vglut1 | Vesicular glutamate transporter 1 |
| Gad1 | Glutamate decarboxylase 1 |
| Chat | Choline acetyltransferase |
| Rbfox3 | RNA Binding Fox-1 Homolog 3, NeuN |
| TH | Tyrosine-hydroxylase |
| HPA | Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |