Table 2.
Distribution of glutamatergic (vesicular glutamate transporter 2–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 VGLUT2, % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARH | 247.5 ± 2.5 | 7.0 ± 1.0 | 2.8 ± 0.4 |
| DMH | 405.0 ± 91.0 | 57.2 ± 20.2 | 13.7 ± 1.9 |
| MEApd | 232.5 ± 0.5 | 79.0 ± 21.0 | 33.9 ± 8.9 |
| PMv | 316.7 ± 26.9 | 288.3 ± 17.6 | 91.4 ± 2.4 |
| PV | 65.0 ± 5.0 | 26.0 ± 2.0 | 40.5 ± 6.2 |
| PVH | 230.6 ± 13.3 | 186.6 ± 11.1 | 80.9 ± 1.2 |
| VMH | 562.5 ± 18.8 | 516.5 ± 21.6 | 91.6 ± 0.7 |
n = 6.
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; VGLUT2, vesicular glutamate transporter 2; VMH, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.