EXPRESSION OF SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR 3 MESSENGER-RNA IN THE MOTOR-NEURONS OF THE RAT SPINAL-CORD, AND THE SENSORY NEURONS OF THE SPINAL GANGLIA

At least five different types of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs): SSTR1 -5 have been recently cloned. Here, we report the distribution of soma tostatin receptor 3 (SSTR3) mRNA in spinal cord and spinal ganglia by in situ hybridization. We demonstrate the presence of this transcript in motorneurones of the spinal cord and other motor nuclei of the brai n stem, and in the sensory neurones of the spinal ganglia. These data suggest a role for SSTR3 in motor and sensory functions.