Goedert M, Hunt S P, Mantyh P W, Emson P C
Brain Res. 1985 May;352(1):127-31. doi: 10.1016/0165-3806(85)90095-1.
At birth, striatal neurotensin-like immunoreactivity amounted to 10% of the adult values which were reached at the age of 5 weeks. In the caudate nucleus neurotensin-like immunoreactivity presented a patchy distribution throughout development that was in register with Met-enkephalin staining, whereas [3H]neurotensin binding sites were most heavily concentrated in the background matrix. Thus, the adult distribution pattern of neurotensin-like immunoreactivity and [3H]neurotensin binding sites is already established at birth.
