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Table 1 Shown is a qualitative summary of brain regions expressing ISH ChAT mRNA, along with either ChAT-eGFP or ChAT immunostaining

From: Evaluation of eGFP expression in the ChAT-eGFP transgenic mouse brain

Region of the brain

Corresponding figures

ChAT-eGFP

Gt-a-ChAT

Forebrain

 Olfactory bulb (Olf)

  Anterior olfactory area (AO)

Figure 1 A, B

 + 

 + 

  Medial olfactory area (MO)

Figure 1 A, B

 + 

 + 

  Posterior olfactory area (PO)

Figure 1 A, B

 + 

 + 

  Endopiriform claustrum (En)

Figure 1 A, B

 + 

 + 

Neocortex/Isocortex

 Orbital (O)

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Prelimbic (PrL),

Figures 1 A, B,  3 A–C

 +  + 

 + 

 Infralimbic (Il),

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Cingulate (Cg),

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Motor (M),

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Somatosensory (S),

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Insular (I)

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Dense cell layer piriform (Pir)

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

 + 

 Dorsal tenia tecta (DTT)

Figure 1 A, B

 +  + 

Basal ganglia and septum

 Medial septum (MS)

Figures 1C,  3 D, F

 +  +  +  + 

 +  +  +  + 

 Horizontal limb of the diagonal band (HDB)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  +  + 

 +  +  +  + 

 Ventral limb of the diagonal band (VDB)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  +  + 

 +  +  +  + 

 Lateral limb of the diagonal band (LDB)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  +  + 

 +  +  +  + 

 Ventral pallidum (VP)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  +  + 

 +  +  +  + 

 Caudate putamen (CPu)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

 Globus pallidus (GP)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

 Extension of the amygdala (EA)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

 Tuberculum (Tu)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

 Accumbens nucleus shell (ACB)

Figure 1 C, D

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

Hippocampus

 Cornu ammonis (CA)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, 4 A, F

 +  + 

 Dentate gyrus (DG)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, 4 G, I

 +  + 

Amygdaloid regions

 Medial amygdala (Me)

Figures 1 E, F,  2 A

 +  + 

 Anterior medial amygdala (MeA)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A

 +  + 

 Posterodorsal medial amygdala (MePD)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A

 +  + 

 Posteroventral medial amygdala (MePV)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A

 +  + 

 Basomedial amygdala nucleus (BMA)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A

 +  + 

Diencephalon

 Medial habenula (MHb)

Figure 1 F

 +  +  + 

 +  +  + 

 Lateral habenula (LHb)

Figure 1 F

 +  +  + 

 Parafascicular thalamic nucleus (Pf)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Posterior thalamic nucleus (Po)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Pretectal thalamic nucleus (PoT)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Posteromedial thalamic nucleus (PoM)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Zone incerta (ZI))

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Lateral anterior hypothalamus (LAH)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Ventrolateral hypothalamus (VLH)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Anterior hypothalamic nucleus (AHC)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Lateral hypothalamus (LH)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B

 +  + 

 Posterior lateral hypothalamus (PLH)

Figures 1 E, F, 2 A, B; 5 G, I

 +  + 

 +  + 

 Arcuate nucleus (Arc)

Figure 1 E, F; 2 A, B

 +  + 

Midbrain and Hindbrain

 Pedunculotegmental areas (PTg)

Figure 2 C

 +  +  + 

 

 Parabigeminal nucleus (PBG)

Figures 2 C,  5 D, F

 +  +  + 

 + 

 Oculomotor nucleus (3 N)

Figure 2 D, E

 +  +  + 

 +  + 

 The motor trigeminal nucleus (5 N)

Figures 2 D, E,  6 D, F

 +  +  + 

 +  + 

 The facial nucleus (7 N)

Figure 2 D, E

 +  +  + 

 +  + 

 The abducens nucleus (6 N)

Figure 2 D, E

 +  +  + 

 +  + 

 The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (10 N)

Figure 2 D, E

 +  +  + 

 +  + 

 The hypoglossal nucleus (12 N)

Figure 2 D, E

 +  +  + 

 +  + 

 Inferior colliculus (CIC)

Figures 2 D, 5 A, C

 +  +  + 

 Dorsomedial tegmental nucleus (DMT)

Figures 2 D;  6 A, C

 +  + 

 Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDT)

Figures 2 D,  6 A, C

 + 

 +  + 

 Ventral tegmental nucleus (VTg)

Figure 2 D

 + 

 +  + 

 Mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus (Me5)

Figures 2 D,  6 G, I

 + 

 +  + 

  1. Only areas demonstrating ISH ChAT mRNA expression are listed
  2. Expression of ChAT-eGFP and Gt-a-ChAT labeling were estimated qualitatively based on both the number of labeled cells and signal strength: +  +  +  + , highest density; +  +  + , high density; +  + , moderate density; + , low density; -, background density