Identification of prohormones and pituitary neuropeptides in the African cichlid, Astatotilapia burtoni

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Table 3 Localization of the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene family in the brain and pituitary of Astatotilapia burton i

Brain Region^a	POMC1A	POMC1B	POMC2
Telencephalon
Dm	-^b	-	+
Dld	-	-	+
Dlg	-	-	+
Dlv	-	-	+
Diencephalon
POA	-	-	+
NLT	+	+	+
ATn	-	-	+
Pituitary
RPD	+	+	+
PI	+	+	+
Mesencephalon
T	-	-	+
Metencephalon	-	-	-
Rhombencephalon
NCC	-	-	+

^a Brain Region: ATn anterior tuberal nucleus, Dm, medial part of the dorsal telencephalon; Dld, Dlg, Dlv, dorsal, granular, and ventral zones of the lateral part of the dorsal telencephalon; NCC commissural nucleus of Cajal; NLT nucleus of the lateral tuberalis, POA preoptic area, PI pars intermedia, RPD rostral pars distalis, T tectum
^b +, detected; -, not detected

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