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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:18717 Wolfer DP, et al., Distribution of TAG-1/axonin-1 in fibre tracts and migratory streams of the developing mouse nervous system. J Comp Neurol. 1994 Jul 1;345(1):1-32
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5465333
Gene symbol: Cntn2
Gene name: contactin 2
Antibody: anti-axonin-1
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is in fibers run along the lateral and ventral surface of the midbrain toward the pons.
TS17: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 3A Expression is in fibers run along the lateral and ventral surface of the midbrain toward the pons.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression is in fibers and small fiber bundles.

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: cranial nerve Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression is in the oculomotor nerve.
TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression is in fibers run along the lateral and ventral surface of the midbrain toward the pons.
TS17: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 3C Expression is in fibers run along the lateral and ventral surface of the midbrain toward the pons.

Specimen 3D: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 3D There is cell and fiber staining in the premigratory zone, there are stained processes extending back into the neuroepithelium.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: trigeminal ganglion Weak Regionally restricted 4A
TS19: cranial nerve Very strong Regionally restricted 4A Expression is in the trigeminal motor root.
TS19: metencephalon basal plate Very strong Regionally restricted 4A Expression is in fibers that compose a sheet that extends toward the trigeminal boundary cap.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: neural tube basal columns Present Regionally restricted 4B In the lumbar region.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: neural tube basal columns Very strong Regionally restricted 4C Expression is in motor axons projecting through the ventral roots towards the mesenchyme of the forelimbs.
TS19: dorsal root ganglion Present 4C
TS19: neural tube lateral wall Present 4C Expression is in circumferential fibres that run along the border between the ventricular and intermediate zones toward the motor column.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: cerebellum primordium Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression is in cell somata and short processes at the surface of the cerebellar neuroepithelium.

Specimen 4E: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: accessory nerve spinal component Strong 4E

Specimen 5A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: dorsal root ganglion Very strong 5A
TS20: spinal cord floor plate Present 5A

Specimen 5B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: spinal nerve Present Regionally restricted 5B

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: olfactory epithelium Present 5C
TS20: cranial nerve Present Regionally restricted 5C Olfactory nerve.

Specimen 5D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: oculomotor nerve Present Regionally restricted 5D
TS20: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 5D Expression is in neurons in the early forming lateral mammillary nucleus and their projecting axons toward the midbrain tegmentum.

Specimen 5E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: trigeminal ganglion Moderate 5E There is cellular and neuropil staining.
TS20: cranial nerve Strong Regionally restricted 5E Expression is in the ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular nerves including their projections into the mesenchyme of the respective target regions.
TS20: trigeminal nerve Strong 5E

Specimen 5F: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: cranial nerve Present 5F Expression is in the abducens nerve.

Specimen 5G: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: glossopharyngeal nerve Present 5G
TS20: hypoglossal nerve Present 5G
TS20: medulla oblongata Present 5G
TS20: trigeminal nerve Present 5G
TS20: cranial nerve Strong Regionally restricted 5G Expression is in the facial motor root.

Specimen 5H: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 5H Ambiguus nucleus.
TS20: vagal nerve trunk Very strong 5H
TS20: glossopharyngeal nerve Strong Regionally restricted 5H Expression is in the jugular ganglion as well as its peripheral and central processes.
TS20: hypoglossal nerve Strong 5H

Specimen 6A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: optic stalk Present 6A
TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 6A Exression is in cells and fibres of the lateral hypothalamic area.

Specimen 6B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: midbrain Very strong Regionally restricted 6B Expression is in tangentially oriented fibres, many of which project into the midbrain tegmentum.
TS20: cerebellum primordium Present 6B
TS20: cranial nerve Present Regionally restricted 6B Expression is in the trochlear nerve.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: cerebellum primordium Moderate Regionally restricted 6C Expression is in processes that extend into the primordium.
TS20: medulla oblongata mantle layer Strong Regionally restricted 6C Expression is in chains composed of fibers and spindle-shaped cells that extend ventrally toward the marginal and mantle zone of the medulla.
TS20: medulla oblongata marginal layer Strong Regionally restricted 6C Expression is in chains composed of fibers and spindle-shaped cells that extend ventrally toward the marginal and mantle zone of the medulla.

Specimen 6D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: midbrain Present 6D

Specimen 6E: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6E Expression is in the most superficial layer of the rostrobasal wall of the telencephalic vesicle, where the olfactory bulb will form and in the primordial plexiform layer of lateral aspects of the telencephalic vesicle.

Specimen 7A: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: dorsal root ganglion Strong 7A
TS21: spinal cord lateral wall Present 7A Expression is in dorsal funiculi, absent in ventral horn. Expression is in commissural axons in a medial trajectory along the border of the ventricular zone toward the floor plate.
TS21: spinal cord floor plate Present 7A
TS21: basal columns Absent 7A

Specimen 7B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: spinal cord floor plate Present Regionally restricted 7B

Specimen 7C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: spinal nerve Very strong 7C

Specimen 7D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: spinal nerve Very strong 7D

Specimen 7E: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: spinal nerve Present Regionally restricted 7E Expression is in fibers in the thoracic rami communicantes as well as coursing along the thoracic sympathetic chain. Some extend into the cervical and lumbar sympathetic chain, but most of them enter the developing splanchnic nerves.
TS21: sympathetic ganglion Absent 7E

Specimen 7F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: olfactory epithelium Present 7F
TS21: olfactory lobe Very strong Regionally restricted 7F Expression is in cells and fibers in the intermediate zone of its medial aspect. Fibers extend laterally from this zone toward the basolateral surface of the telencephalic vesicle.
TS21: olfactory nerve Very strong 7F

Specimen 7G: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: olfactory epithelium Present Single cells 7G Sensory cells.
TS21: olfactory nerve Very strong 7G

Specimen 7H: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: trigeminal ganglion Very strong Regionally restricted 7H Staining is present in central and peripheral processes of the ganglion, while the motor root of the mandibular nerve is unstained.
TS21: trigeminal nerve mandibular division Present Regionally restricted 7H Expression is in sensory fibres.
TS21: trigeminal nerve maxillary division Present Regionally restricted 7H Expression is in sensory fibres.
TS21: trigeminal nerve ophthalmic division Present Regionally restricted 7H Expression is in sensory fibres.
TS21: cranial nerve Present Regionally restricted 7H Absent in trochlear and abducens nerves as well as the trigeminal motor root.
TS21: oculomotor nerve Absent 7H

Specimen 7I: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: facial nerve Very strong 7I
TS21: vestibular ganglion Moderate 7I In the peripheral processes of the vestibular ganglion.
TS21: cochlear ganglion Moderate 7I
TS21: inferior vagus ganglion Present Regionally restricted 7I Nodose ganglion.

Specimen 7J: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 7J Expression is in the solitary tract.

Specimen 7K: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: superior vagus ganglion Present Regionally restricted 7K Expression is in the jugular ganglion, from which a bundle of very strongly immunoreactive central fibers project to the medulla and join the spinal trigeminal tract.
TS21: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 7K Expression is in the solitary tract.

Specimen 8A: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Very strong 8A Expression is in cells and fibres of the ventrolateral cortical intermediate zone.
TS21: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 8A
TS21: trigeminal nerve mandibular division Present Regionally restricted 8A Expression is in sensory fibres.
TS21: trigeminal nerve maxillary division Present Regionally restricted 8A Expression is in sensory fibres.
TS21: trigeminal nerve ophthalmic division Present Regionally restricted 8A Expression is in sensory fibres.
TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 8A Expression is in fibers that project toward the ganglionic eminence, but not past the eminence. The forming internal capsule remains mostly devoid of staining.
TS21: cranial nerve Present Regionally restricted 8A Absent in trochlear and abducens nerves as well as the trigeminal motor root.
TS21: olfactory cortex Absent 8A Absent in piriform cortex and in septal regions.
TS21: oculomotor nerve Absent 8A

Specimen 8B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: thalamus Strong Regionally restricted 8B Expression is in fibers of the mammillothalamic tracts over the surface of the developing anterior thalamic nuclei. Weak in the zone of the ventrolateral thalamic migratory stream.
TS21: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 8B Weak in the mammillary body, but the mammillotegmental and mammillothalamic tracts are very intensely stained and fibers of the latter can be seen to distribute over the surface of the developing anterior thalamic nuclei.
TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 8B Expression is underneath the basal telencephalic neuroepithelium in the intermediate zone of the amygdala.

Specimen 8C: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: thalamus Present Regionally restricted 8C Expression is in fibers of the mammillothalamic tracts over the surface of the developing anterior thalamic nuclei and in spindle-shaped cells and in their horizontally oriented processes. Moderate in fibers of the stria medullaris.
TS21: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 8C Expression is in fibers that approach the thalamus from the midbrain.
TS21: epithalamus Present Regionally restricted 8C In cells that concentrate in the region of the medial habenula, from where the very strongly stained habenulointerpeduncular tract descends toward the mesencephalic flexure.
TS21: brainstem Strong Regionally restricted 8C Expression is in the region of the posterior commissure.

Specimen 8D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 8D Expression is in the rostral part of the lateral hypothalamic area.
TS21: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 8D Expression is in a medial forebrain bundle.
TS21: neural retinal epithelium Very strong Regionally restricted 8D Expression is in axons in the central retina.
TS21: optic stalk Present 8D

Specimen 8E: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: optic stalk Present 8E

Specimen 8F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 8F Expression is in fibers on the lateral surface of the tegmentum.

Specimen 8G: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 8G Expression is in fibers and small group of cells that cross the midline tegmentum and dense fiber staining along the lateral and ventral surface.
TS21: brainstem Present Regionally restricted 8G Expression is in the lower brainstem.

Specimen 8H: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 8H Expression is in two distinct layers. Weak in the region of the inferior cerebellar peduncle and stronger in a deeper layer in the cerebellar primordium which are rows of vertically oriented cells.

Specimen 8I: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 8I Staining is over the fasciculus uncinatus which runs in a transverse direction and crosses the midline over the surface of the postisthmal part of the cerebellar anlage.
TS21: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 8I Expression is in fibers that cross the midline tegmentum.
TS21: pons Present Regionally restricted 8I Expression is near the pial surface.

Specimen Not shown E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: cochlear ganglion Present
TS22: diencephalon Present
TS22: glossopharyngeal ganglion Present
TS22: vagus ganglion Present
TS22: vestibular ganglion Absent

Specimen 9A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 9A Expression is in spinal commissural neurons.

Specimen 9B: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: trigeminal nerve maxillary division Very strong Regionally restricted 9B Expression is in axons of the infraorbital branch of the maxillary nerve that contact the developing follicles of the whisker pad.
TS22: facial nerve Present Regionally restricted 9B Absent in the nucleus, present in the facial motor root.

Specimen 9C: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: retina Very strong Regionally restricted 9C Expression is in ganglion cells underneath the very intensely stained nerve fibre layer into which they send their axons. Absent in t he outer layers of the retina.
TS22: optic chiasma Very strong 9C
TS22: optic nerve Very strong 9C

Specimen 9D: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 9D Expression is weak except for a strong subpial band which extends around the surface of the medulla, the left and right components being continuous across the midline.
TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 9D Expression is in precerebellar premigratory zones.
TS22: facial nerve Present Regionally restricted 9D Motor nucleus.

Specimen 9E: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 9E Cell associated expression has mostly disappeared. Expression is in precerebellar premigratory zones.
TS22: facial nerve Present 9E Motor nucleus.
TS22: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 9E Expression is in longitudinal fibers that extend from the midbrain tegmentum into the pons.
TS22: pons Present Regionally restricted 9E Expression is in longitudinal fibers that extend from the midbrain tegmentum into the pons.

Specimen 9F: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 9F Expression is weak except for a strong subpial band which extends around the surface of the medulla, the left and right components being continuous across the midline.
TS22: medulla oblongata lateral wall Present Scattered 9F Expression is in transverse fibers in the mantle zone of the medulla.
TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 9F Cell associated expression has mostly disappeared.
TS22: facial nerve Present Regionally restricted 9F Motor nucleus.

Specimen 9G: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: cerebral cortex mantle layer Present Regionally restricted 9G In the lateral cortical mantle in its superficial zone.
TS22: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Strong Regionally restricted 9G Expression is in fibers.

Specimen 10A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: spinal cord Very strong Regionally restricted 10A Expression is in the lateral aspect of the dorsal funiculi, weak in commissural and associative fibre systems, high in association fibres of the lumbar spinal cord.
TS23: dorsal root ganglion Present 10A
TS23: spinal nerve plexus Present Regionally restricted 10A In smaller branches of the spinal nerves.

Specimen 10B: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: central nervous system nerve Present Regionally restricted 10B Expression is in vagal trunks along the oesophagus, absent in the region of the cardia.

Specimen 10C: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: trigeminal ganglion Weak 10C
TS23: facial nerve Very strong 10C

Specimen 10D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: brainstem Very strong Regionally restricted 10D In the zone of the lateral lemniscus.
TS23: pons Present 10D
TS23: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 10D Expression is in transverse fibers, strong in in tectobulbar projections and in predorsal bundle.
TS23: midbrain tegmentum Absent 10D

Specimen 10E: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 10E Expression is in the fasciculus uncinatus, weak to moderate along the inner rim,in the premigratory zone next to the precerebellar neuroepithelium.
TS23: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 10E Expression is in transverse fibers.

Specimen 10F: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: cranial nerve Very strong Regionally restricted 10F Expression is in the auricular branch of the vagus nerve including its cutaneous ramifications. Single strongly stained fibers are also found in the proximal stem of the vagus nerve and in branches that project toward the pharynx and cervical viscera.

Specimen Not shown E15.5: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: vestibulo-cochlear ganglion Weak
TS23: vestibulocochlear nerve Present Regionally restricted Expression is in peripheral and central processes.
TS23: hypoglossal nerve Present Regionally restricted In some of the rootlets.

Specimen 11A: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 11A Expression is in the rostral branch of the anterior commissure.
TS23: olfactory cortex Present Regionally restricted 11A Lateral olfactory tract.
TS23: cerebral cortex mantle layer Present 11A
TS23: forebrain Present 11A Expression is in the intermediate zone of the developing Ammon's horn. From its rostral aspects, a bundle of moderately stained fornical fibers extend to the medial surface of the septa1 region.
TS23: hippocampus Present 11A Expression is in the intermediate zone of the developing Ammon's horn. From its rostral aspects, a bundle of moderately stained fornical fibers extend to the medial surface of the septa1 region.

Specimen 11B: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 11B Expression is in the superior cerebellar peduncle.
TS23: superior colliculus Present Regionally restricted 11B Expression is in a band lining the ventricular zone.
TS23: midbrain tegmentum Absent 11B

Specimen 11C: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: thalamus Strong Regionally restricted 11C Expression is in cells and processes underneath the neuroepithelium of the anteromedial nucleus, virtually absent from other nuclei of the thalamus. Strongly in fibers that invade the posterior thalamus.
TS23: epithalamus Strong Regionally restricted 11C Expression is in habenula.
TS23: brainstem Strong Regionally restricted 11C Expression is in the region of the posterior commissure.
TS23: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 11C Expression is in fascicles of the habenulointerpeduncular tract.

Specimen 11D: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 11D Expression is in the rostral part of the anterior hypothalamic area.
TS23: forebrain Strong Regionally restricted 11D Expression is in the medial forebrain bundle.
TS23: neural retina Strong Regionally restricted 11D Retinal ganglion cells.
TS23: optic chiasma Very strong Regionally restricted 11D
TS23: optic nerve Very strong Regionally restricted 11D

Specimen 11E: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 11E Weak in mammillary body and mamillothalamic tract, but strong in the mammillotegmental tract.
TS23: thalamus Moderate Regionally restricted 11E Expression is in the stria medullaris.

Specimen 12A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: cerebral cortex intermediate zone Very strong 12A
TS24: cortical plate Very strong 12A

Specimen 12B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: cortical plate Very strong 12B
TS24: hippocampus Very strong 12B
TS24: diencephalon Very strong Regionally restricted 12B Expression is in the medial habenula next to the venrticular zone. Their axons join the very intensely stained habenulointerpeduncular tract. Present in the rostral branches of the anterior commissure, weak at the midline.
TS24: thalamus Very strong Regionally restricted 12B Expression is in the medial habenula next to the venrticular zone. Their axons join the very intensely stained habenulointerpeduncular tract. Present in the rostral branches of the anterior commissure, weak at the midline.
TS24: forebrain Present Regionally restricted 12B Expression is in some fibres of the medial forebrain bundle, the mammillotegmental tract, the stria medullaris, and the anteromedial thalamic nucleus.

Specimen 12C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: cortical plate Very strong 12C
TS24: hippocampus Very strong 12C
TS24: brainstem Present Regionally restricted 12C Expression is in fibers in the posterior commissure.
TS24: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 12C Staining is in fibers that form the cerebral peduncle.

Specimen 13A: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: dorsal root ganglion Moderate 13A
TS24: lumbosacral plexus Moderate 13A

Specimen 13B: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: spinal component of peripheral nervous system Present Regionally restricted 13B Expression is in sacral nerves give off fibers that form a plexus around the rectum.

Specimen 13C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: spinal component of peripheral nervous system Moderate Regionally restricted 13C Expression is in a plexus along the abdominal aorta and along the mesenteric, coeliac and renal arteries.

Specimen 13D: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: main olfactory bulb Present 13D
TS24: olfactory nerve Weak 13D
TS24: olfactory epithelium Absent 13D

Specimen 13E: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: pons Present Regionally restricted 13E Expression is in the pontine migration and is almost absent at the zone of the forming pontine nuclei. Moderate staining is still seen in medial and lateral tectopontine tracts, but the predorsal bundle can no longer be traced past the pons.

Specimen 13F: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: pons Present Regionally restricted 13F Expression is in the pontine migration.
TS24: medulla oblongata Present Regionally restricted 13F Expression is in the spinal trigeminal tract, absent in transverse and commissural fibers.

Specimen Not shown E16: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: inferior colliculus Weak
TS24: hypothalamus Trace Regionally restricted Parctically disappeared from the hypothalamus, thalamus, and tectothalamic efferents.
TS24: thalamus Trace Regionally restricted Parctically disappeared from the hypothalamus, thalamus, and tectothalamic efferents.
TS24: superior colliculus Absent

Specimen Not shown E17: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
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TS25: hippocampus Very strong
TS25: inferior colliculus Weak
TS25: superior colliculus Absent

Specimen 14A: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
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TS25: retina nerve fiber layer Strong 14A
TS25: neural retina Present Single cells 14A Expression is in ganglion cells in the peripheral retina.

Specimen 14B: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
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TS25: central nervous system nerve Present Regionally restricted 14B Peripheral cutaneous branches.

Specimen 15A: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: cerebellum external granule cell layer Very strong Regionally restricted 15A Expression is in the premigratory zone along its inner rim.
TS27: pons Very strong Regionally restricted 15A Pontine migration.
TS27: dentate gyrus hilus Moderate 15A
TS27: dentate gyrus molecular layer Moderate 15A
TS27: hippocampus stratum lacunosum Moderate 15A
TS27: cerebral cortex Very strong Regionally restricted 15A Cortical plate and moderately stained axons which, coming from motor cortical regions, course through the internal capsule into the cerebral peduncle.
TS27: fimbria hippocampus Very strong 15A
TS27: hippocampus pyramidal cell layer Very strong 15A
TS27: olfactory tract Very strong 15A
TS27: hippocampus Very strong Regionally restricted 15A Alveus hippocampus.
TS27: thalamus Strong Regionally restricted 15A Expression is in two sets of fibers.
TS27: anterior commissure Strong Regionally restricted 15A Anterior branch, weak in posterior branch.
TS27: olfactory nerve Absent 15A
TS27: subiculum Absent 15A

Specimen 15B: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: cerebellum external granule cell layer Strong Regionally restricted 15B Expression is in the premigratory zone along its inner rim.
TS27: pons Very strong Regionally restricted 15B Pontine migration.
TS27: hippocampus Very strong Regionally restricted 15B Alveus hippocampus.
TS27: fimbria hippocampus Very strong 15B
TS27: hippocampus pyramidal cell layer Very strong 15B
TS27: olfactory tract Very strong 15B
TS27: optic nerve Very strong 15B
TS27: optic tract Very strong 15B
TS27: anterior commissure Strong Regionally restricted 15B Anterior branch, weak in posterior branch.
TS27: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted 15B Expression in fibers, superficial cells and in tracts, very strong in the cortical plate.
TS27: dentate gyrus hilus Moderate 15B
TS27: dentate gyrus molecular layer Moderate 15B
TS27: hippocampus stratum lacunosum Moderate 15B
TS27: olfactory nerve Absent 15B
TS27: retina ganglion cell layer Absent 15B
TS27: subiculum Absent 15B

Specimen 16A: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: olfactory tract Strong 16A
TS27: anterior commissure Strong 16A Anterior branch, weak in posterior branch.
TS27: corpus callosum Very strong 16A
TS27: olfactory nerve Absent 16A

Specimen 16B: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: habenula Very strong Regionally restricted 16B In the habenulointerpeduncular tract and the most medial portion of the habenula.
TS27: thalamus Very strong Regionally restricted 16B In corticothalamic fibres that extend from the internal capsule into the ventroposterior nucleus of the thalamus. The fibres gradually loose staining as they penetrate the nuclei and no growth cones can be identified.
TS27: hippocampus Very strong Regionally restricted 16B Alveus hippocampus.
TS27: olfactory tract Strong 16B
TS27: cerebral cortex Strong Regionally restricted 16B In corticofugal fibres that arise from a slightly more lateral cortical zone.
TS27: fimbria hippocampus Present 16B
TS27: olfactory nerve Absent 16B

Specimen 16C: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: habenula Very strong Regionally restricted 16C In the habenulointerpeduncular tract and the most medial portion of the habenula.
TS27: hippocampus Very strong Regionally restricted 16C Alveus hippocampus.
TS27: fimbria hippocampus Very strong 16C
TS27: thalamus Present 16C Expression is in mamillothalamic tract.
TS27: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted 16C In corticofugal fibres that arise from a slightly more lateral cortical zone.In corticofugal fibres that arise from a slightly more lateral cortical zone.

Specimen 17A: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: pons Present Regionally restricted 17A Staining is in pontine migration.
TS27: hippocampal commissure Strong 17A
TS27: corpus callosum Strong Regionally restricted 17A Expression is in the midplane itself and on axons as they course from the respective cortical areas to the midplane.
TS27: anterior commissure Present 17A
TS27: fornix Absent 17A

Specimen 17B: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: cerebral hemisphere white matter Present 17B
TS27: inferior colliculus Present 17B

Specimen 17C: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: pons Present 17C Pontine migration.

Specimen 17D: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: trigeminal nerve Present 17D

Specimen 17E: postnatal newborn (more )
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TS27: pons Present Regionally restricted 17E Pontine migration.

Specimen 18A: postnatal day 6 (more )
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TS28: olfactory tract Very strong 18A
TS28: anterior commissure Present 18A
TS28: corpus callosum Weak 18A

Specimen 18B: postnatal day 6 (more )
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TS28: olfactory tract Very strong Regionally restricted 18B Absent at caudal levels.
TS28: hippocampal commissure Moderate Regionally restricted 18B
TS28: corpus callosum Weak 18B

Specimen 18C: postnatal day 6 (more )
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TS28: brain white matter Present 18C
TS28: cerebral hemisphere white matter Present 18C
TS28: ventral posterior lateral thalamic nucleus Present 18C
TS28: ventral posterior medial thalamic nucleus Present 18C
TS28: superior colliculus Present Regionally restricted 18C Brachium of the superior colliculus.
TS28: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted 18C In part of the retrosplenial cortex.
TS28: CA1 pyramidal cell layer Weak 18C
TS28: dentate gyrus hilus Weak 18C
TS28: fimbria hippocampus Weak 18C Absent in the ventromedial area.

Specimen 19A: postnatal day 4 (more )
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TS28: optic nerve Absent 19A

Specimen 19B: postnatal day 4 (more )
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TS28: optic nerve Absent 19B

Specimen 19C: postnatal day 9 (more )
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TS28: optic tract Moderate Regionally restricted 19C Expression is in the optic tract over the lateral geniculate nucleus.

Specimen 19D: postnatal day 6 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: sciatic nerve Moderate 19D

Specimen 19E: postnatal day 6 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum external granule cell layer Very strong Regionally restricted 19E Expression is in the premigratory zone.
TS28: cerebellum Present Single cells 19E Expression is in some cells that are migrating towards the deep granular layer, absent in the subpial proliferative zone.

Specimen 19F: postnatal day 6 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: anterior commissure Strong 19F
TS28: olfactory tract Strong Regionally restricted 19F Expression is in fascicles of the beginning lateral olfactory tract.
TS28: main olfactory bulb internal plexiform layer Moderate 19F

Specimen 19G: postnatal day 9 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum external granule cell layer Very strong Regionally restricted 19G Expression is in the premigratory zone.
TS28: cerebellum molecular layer Very strong 19G

Specimen 19H: postnatal day 15 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cerebellum molecular layer Very strong Regionally restricted 19H Expression is in the outer third.


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last database update
05/14/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory