Regional and laminar distribution of receptors for norepinephrine in the rat brain (v2)

The present dataset provides the quantitative regional and laminar distribution of key molecules in signal transfer, namely the noradrenergic receptors α₁ and α_2h, in five selected rostrocaudal levels of the rat brain. The receptors were visualized by means of quantitative *in vitro* receptor autoradiography and the selective tritiated ligands prazosin and UK-14,304. The high spatial resolution of this method enables quantification of receptor densities in anatomically identifiable cortical structures as detailed as the hippocampal regions and layers, or subcortical structures such as amygdalar nuclei. We also provide information about image data registration to the Waxholm Sprague Dawley rat brain atlas.