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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:77543 Ni H, et al., Differential expression of microsomal prostaglandin e synthase at implantation sites and in decidual cells of mouse uterus. Biol Reprod. 2002 Jul;67(1):351-8
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:4430321
Gene symbol: Ptges
Gene name: prostaglandin E synthase
Probe: Ptges cDNA1
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Assay notes: Frozen sections were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde.
Results
Specimen 2A: postnatal (more )
Note: Day 1 of pregnancy.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: endometrium glandular epithelium Weak 2A
TS28: endometrium luminal epithelium Weak 2A
Specimen 2B: postnatal (more )
Note: Day 2 of pregnancy.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: endometrium glandular epithelium Weak 2B
TS28: endometrium luminal epithelium Weak 2B
Specimen 2C: postnatal (more )
Note: Day 3 of pregnancy.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: endometrium glandular epithelium Weak 2C
TS28: endometrium luminal epithelium Weak 2C
Specimen 2D: postnatal (more )
Note: Day 4 of pregnancy.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: endometrium glandular epithelium Weak 2D
TS28: endometrium luminal epithelium Weak 2D
Specimen 2E: embryonic day 4.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS6: blastocyst Absent 2E
TS28: decidua Strong Regionally restricted 2E Expression is strong in the subluminal stroma surrounding the implanting blastocyst, and is weak in the primary decidua.
Specimen 2F: embryonic day 5.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS8: embryo Absent 2F
TS28: decidua Strong Regionally restricted 2F Expression is in the primary decidua.
Specimen 2G: embryonic day 6.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS9: embryo Absent 2G
TS28: decidua Strong Regionally restricted 2G Expression is in the primary decidua.
Specimen 2H: embryonic day 7.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS11: embryo Absent 2H
TS28: decidua Strong Regionally restricted 2H Expression is in the secondary decidua.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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