Brain region | LE rat | Grass rat | Hamster | Degu | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B |
Dorsal hypothalamic area | + | + | + | + | Â | Â | ++ | ++ |
Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++++ | ++++ |
Lateral hypothalamic area | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ |
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, magnocellular | +++ | - | ++++ | - | - | - | - | - |
Perifornical nucleus | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | + | + | ++ | ++ |
Posterior hypothalamic area | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | - | - | ++ | ++ |
Retrochiasmatic area | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Subincertal thalamic nucleus | + | + | ++ | + | + | + | + | + |
Supramammillary nucleus | Â | - | Â | - | - | - | + | + |
Supraoptic nucleus | ++++ | - | ++++ | - | ++ | - | - | - |
Supraoptic nucleus, retrochiasmatic | ++ | - | +++ | - | + | - | - | - |
Tuberum cinerum | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | + | + | ++ | ++ |