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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:157819 Shimogori T, et al., A genomic atlas of mouse hypothalamic development. Nat Neurosci. 2010;13(6):767-75
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:4450748
Gene symbol: Lhx8
Gene name: LIM homeobox protein 8
Probe: IMAGE clone 3369723
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Visualized with: Alkaline phosphatase
Results
Specimen 5d: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Lhx6 (assay MGI:4452075).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 5d Expression is present in the intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen 5e: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Lhx6 (assay MGI:4452075).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 5e Expression is present in the intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen 5g: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Lhx9 (assay MGI:4452073).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 5g Expression is present in the intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen 5h: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Lhx9 (assay MGI:4452073).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 5h Expression is present in the intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen S4y: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Shh (assay MGI:4452154).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted S4_y Expression is present in the anterior intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen S4z: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Shh (assay MGI:4452154).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted S4_z Expression is present in the anterior intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen S4aa: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Shh (assay MGI:4452154).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted S4_aa Expression is present in the anterior intrahypothalamic diagonal.

Specimen S4bb: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: blue - Lhx8; brown - Shh (assay MGI:4452154).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted S4_bb Expression is present in the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus.

Specimen Lhx8 - E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: diencephalon lateral wall mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E11.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E11.5-coronal There is very strong staining in the MZ of the ventral POA & anterior ID. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the MZ of the dorsal thalamus, prethalamus, dorsal POA, PVH, VMH & ARH nuclei, the AVH, posterior ID, premam, mam & supramam zones & TT.
TS19: diencephalon lateral wall ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E11.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E11.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus, the prethalamus, dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH, the anterior and posterior IDs, the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS19: telencephalon mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E11.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E11.5-coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone and cortical plate of the cerebral cortex
TS19: telencephalon ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E11.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E11.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex and the ganglionic eminences.

Specimen Lhx8 - E12.5: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: cortical plate Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS20: diencephalon mantle layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS20: diencephalon ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS20: ganglionic eminence Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS20: hypothalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal POA and anterior ID. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the ventral POA, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and posterior ID.
TS20: hypothalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and anterior and posterior IDs.
TS20: thalamus mantle layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.
TS20: thalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E12.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E12.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.

Specimen Lhx8 - E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: cortical plate Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS22: diencephalon mantle layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS22: diencephalon ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones and the TT.
TS22: ganglionic eminence Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS22: hypothalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal POA and the anterior ID. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the ventral POAs the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and posterior ID.
TS22: hypothalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH and anterior and posterior IDs.
TS22: thalamus mantle layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.
TS22: thalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E14.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E14.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.

Specimen Lhx8 - E16.5: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was also hybridized with a fluorescein-labeled Shh probe (MGI:2110655; detected with TBT/BCIP). The results are reported in Supp. Table 4, whose legend includes a key to the abbreviations used and more fully details the regions examined.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the intermediate zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: cerebral cortex ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: cortical plate Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the postmitotic neurons in the cortical plate of the cerebral cortex.
TS24: diencephalon mantle layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones.
TS24: diencephalon ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the premam, mam and supramam zones.
TS24: ganglionic eminence Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the ganglionic eminences. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the ganglionic eminences.
TS24: hypothalamus mantle layer Very strong Non-Uniform Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal There is very strong staining in the mantle zone of the dorsal POA and DMH nucleus. Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the ventral POA, the PVH, SCH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH, the DAH and the PH.
TS24: hypothalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal and ventral POAs, the PVH, SCH, DMH, VMH and ARH nuclei, the AVH, the DAH and the PH.
TS24: thalamus mantle layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the mantle zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.
TS24: thalamus ventricular layer Ambiguous Lhx8-Shh E16.5-sagittal , Lhx8-Shh E16.5-coronal Staining is either absent or ubiquitous in the ventricular zone of the dorsal thalamus and prethalamus.


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