Table 2

Regional expression of Nurr 1, NGFI–B, and NOR–1 mRNA in rat and mouse brain^12,^18,^48,⁵⁰

	Nurr 1		NGFI–B		NOR–1
Area of brain	A	B	A	B	A	B
A, early, neonatal life; B, later life.
++, strong expression; +, moderate expression; –, weak or no expression.
Neocortex		++		++		+
Caudate putamen		–		++		++
Hippocampus		++		++		++
Olfactory bulb	+		++		++
Ventral tegmental area		++		–		–
Substantia nigra		++		–		–
Subiculum		++		++		++
Locus coeruleus		–		–		–
Cerebellum	++		++		++
Spinal cord	–		–		–

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