sst and SS mRNA Expression Pattern in Mouse Tissues as Determined by RT-PCR
| Tissue | sst mRNA | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sst1 | sst2 | sst3 | sst4 | sst5 | SS mRNA | |||||||||||||||||
| wt | ko | wt | ko | wt | ko | wt | ko | wt | ko | wt | ko | |||||||||||
| Brain cortex | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||||||||
| Pituitary gland | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||||||||
| Adrenals | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | ||||||||||
| Thymus | − | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | ||||||||||
| Spleen | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | ||||||||||
| Liver | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | − | − | ||||||||||
| Kidneys | + | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | ||||||||||
| Soft tissue | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | + | + | ||||||||||
| Blood (PBMC) | + | + | + | − | − | − | + | + | − | − | − | − | ||||||||||
wt = wild-type mice; ko = sst2 knockout mice.