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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:17693 Albano RM, et al., Expression of inhibin subunits and follistatin during postimplantation mouse development: decidual expression of activin and expression of follistatin in primitive streak, somites and hindbrain. Development. 1994 Apr;120(4):803-13
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:1337849
Gene symbol: Fst
Gene name: follistatin
Probe: follistatin probe1
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Results
Specimen 8A: embryonic day 6.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS9: primitive streak Present 8A
Specimen 8B: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: primitive streak Present 8B
TS11: embryo ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 8B Expression is adjacent to the primitive streak.
TS11: embryo mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 8B Expression is adjacent to the primitive streak.
Specimen 8C: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Note: Headfold-stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS12: head paraxial mesenchyme Present 8C
TS12: primitive streak Present 8C
TS12: trunk paraxial mesenchyme Present 8C
Specimen 8D: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: primitive streak Weak 8D This expression cannot be detected by the 10-somite stage.
TS13: head paraxial mesenchyme Present 8D
TS13: trunk paraxial mesenchyme Present 8D
TS13: rhombomere 1 Present Regionally restricted 8D
TS13: rhombomere 2 Present Regionally restricted 8D
TS13: rhombomere 4 Present Regionally restricted 8D
Specimen 8E: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: tail unsegmented mesenchyme Present Regionally restricted 8E Expression is present in the cranial paraxial mesoderm extending rostrally to the midbrain/forebrain junction.
TS15: trunk somite Present Regionally restricted 8E Expression is in all mature somites. It is absent in the most recently formed somites.
TS15: rhombomere 1 Present Regionally restricted 8E
TS15: rhombomere 2 Present Regionally restricted 8E
TS15: rhombomere 4 Present Regionally restricted 8E
TS15: rhombomere 6 Present Regionally restricted 8E
Specimen 8F: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 18-somite stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: head paraxial mesenchyme Present Graded 8F Expression increases from caudal to rostral.
TS14: trunk paraxial mesenchyme Present Graded 8F Expression increases from caudal to rostral.
TS14: head somite Strong Regionally restricted 8F Expression is high except for in the most recently formed somite and in the mesoderm in the process of segmenting.
Specimen 8G: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Note: 18-somite embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: head paraxial mesenchyme Present 8G
TS14: future hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 8G Expression is in an alternating pattern.
Specimen 9A: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: embryo ectoderm Present Regionally restricted 9A Expression is in the area near the primitive streak.
TS11: embryo mesoderm Present Regionally restricted 9A Expression is in the area near the primitive streak.
Specimen 9B: embryonic day 8.0 (more )
Note: Headfold-stage embryo.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: primitive streak Present Regionally restricted 9B Expression is in the streak but not in the node.
Specimen 9C: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: trunk somite Present 9C
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