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Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2020 Nov 9;589(7843):603–607. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2943-z

Extended Data Table 1. Distribution of SARS-CoV2 antigen in Brain.

4 brains were analyzed at 6dpi. + <++<+++ Represents Relative density of antigen presence. - No antigen detected. (+) Represents presence of antigen in some samples only. AON-Anterior Olfactory Nucleus.

Neuroanatomical Reference: ALLEN Brain Atlas. http://atlas.brain-map.org/atlas?atlas=2#atlas=2&plate=100883770&structure=168&x=7797.5&y=4023.9999997615814&zoom=−3&resolution=10.47&z=5.

Olfactory Bulb Thalamus
Main Olfactory Bulb Ventral Posterolateral Nucleus +++
Glomerular Layer Ventral Posteromedial Nucleus +++
Granule Layer Ventral Medial Nucleus ++
Inner Plexiform Layer Ventral Anterior-Lateral Complex +++
Mitral Layer + Anterior group of the Dorsal Thalamus +++
Outer Plexiform Layer Medial group of the Dorsal Thalamus +++
Midline group of the Dorsal Thalamus +++
Accessory Olfactory Bulb Reticular Nucleus +++
Glomerular Layer Geniculate Group +++
Granular Layer
Mitral Layer ++ Hypothalamus +++
Supraoptic Nucleus +++
AON Dorsal +++ Paraventricular Nucleus +++
AON Medial ++ Arcuate Nucleus +++
AON lateral ++ Suprachiasmatic Nucleus +++
Taenia Tecta + Subfornical Organ +++
Anterior Nucleus +++
Premammillary Nucleus +++
Midbrain Hind Brain
Superior Colliculus ++ Pons
Inferior Colliculus ++ Nucleus of Lateral Lemniscus ++
Nucleus Brachium ++ Trigeminal Nucleus ++
Nucleus Sagulum ++ Parabrachial Nucleus ++
Para Bigeminal Nucleus ++ Dorsal Tegmental Nucleus ++
Midbrain Trigeminal Nucleus ++ Pontine Nuclei ++
Substantia Nigra +++ Supratrigeminal Nucleus ++
Ventral Tegmental Area ++ Superior Central Nucleus Raphe ++
Reticular Nucleus +++ Locus Ceruleus ++
Cuneiform Nucleus ++ Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus ++
Red Nucleus ++
Oculomotor Nucleus III ++ Medulla
Edinger-Westphal Nucleus ++ Area Postrema +++
Trochlear Nucleus IV ++ Cochlear Nuclei ++
Ventral Tegmental Nucleus ++ Dorsal Column Nuclei ++
Pedunculopontine Nucleus ++ External Cuneate Nucleus +
Nucleus Ambiguus ++
Solitary Tract Nucleus ++
Lateral Reticular Nucleus ++
Magnocellular Reticular Nucleus ++
Medullary Reticular Nucleus ++
Parvicellular Reticular Nucleus ++
Nucleus X ++
Hypoglossal Nucleus XII ++
Hippocampus (+)
Cerebellum