“…In mammals, GILZ has been shown to be expressed in a variety of tissues and cell types, including heart, brain, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, spleen, muscle, uterus, mesenchymal cells, pre-adipocytes, and white and red blood cells , Berrebi et al 2003, Kolbus et al 2003, Shi et al 2003, Zhao et al 2006. However, this is the first report indicating expression of GILZ in the neuroendocrine system of any species.…”