Table 1.
Distribution of GABAergic (vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter–positive) neurons that express growth hormone–induced pSTAT5 in the mouse brain
| No. of pSTAT5 + cells | No. of doubled-labeled cells | GH responsive cells that express VGAT, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARH | 208.4 ± 1.1 | 159.0 ± 1.1 | 76.3 ± 0.9 |
| DMH | 428.8 ± 12.5 | 146.3 ± 20.2 | 33.9 ± 3.9 |
| MEApd | 156.3 ± 26.2 | 61.0 ± 11.5 | 38.8 ± 1.6 |
| PMv | 226.1 ± 13.6 | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 1.3 ± 0.5 |
| PV | 62.7 ± 1.7 | 0.6 ± 0.6 | 1.1 ± 1.1 |
| PVH | 224.9 ± 2.4 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
| VMH | 573.0 ± 17.8 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 0.3 ± 0.2 |
n = 4.
Abbreviations: ARH, arcuate nucleus; DMH, dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus; MEApd, posterodorsal part of the medial nucleus of the amygdala; PMv, ventral premammillary nucleus; PV, periventricular nucleus; PVH, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; VGAT, vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter; VMH, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.