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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:39403 Vuillemin M, et al., Carbonic anhydrase II expression pattern in mouse embryonic and fetal heart. Anat Embryol (Berl). 1997 Mar;195(3):267-77
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5618685
Gene symbol: Car2
Gene name: carbonic anhydrase 2
Antibody: Anti-CAII
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 1a,b: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was from the atrioventricular and conotruncal levels.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 1a
TS15: endocardial cushion Present Regionally restricted 1b , 1a Expression was detected in most of the prismatic or cubic cells in the endocardium of the atrioventricular cushions. The endocardial cells were uniformly labeled.

Specimen 1c,d,e: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was from the levels of atrioventricular canal and conotruncus (more cranial than in 1a).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 1d , 1e , 1c
TS15: endocardial cushion Present Regionally restricted 1d , 1e , 1c Expression was detected in most of the prismatic or cubic cells in the endocardium of the atrioventricular cushions. The endocardial cells were uniformly labeled.

Specimen 1f: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was from the distal level of the conotruncus.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS15: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 1f
TS15: endocardial cushion Present Single cells 1f In the distal part of the conotruncus, label was only seen in a few endocardial cells.

Specimen 2a,b: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was from the atrioventricular level.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: heart Present Regionally restricted 2b , 2a Expression was detected in atrioventricular cushion mesenchymal cells.
TS17: cardiac muscle tissue Absent 2a , 2b
TS17: endocardial lining Present Regionally restricted 2a , 2b About 15% of cubic endocardial cells had positive signal.

Specimen 2c,d,e: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS17: bulbus cordis rostral half Present Regionally restricted 2e , 2d , 2c An average of 17% of labeled endothelial cells are found, usually prismatic or cubic. Staining density in mesenchymal cells in the proximal part was higher than in the distal part.

Specimen not shown: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: endocardial lining Present Regionally restricted An average of 8% of labeled cells was present in the endocardium.

Specimen 3a,b,c: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Specimen was from the level of one atrioventricular cushion and two ventricles.
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: atrioventricular endocardial cushion Present Regionally restricted 3a Most of the immunostained mesenchymal cells are situated near the endocardium.
TS20: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted 3b , 3a , 3c Expression was detected in cells in the compact layer of the anterior myocardial wall of the left ventricle. Staining was not seen in the posterior of the left ventricle.
TS20: interventricular septum Absent 3a
TS20: right ventricle cardiac muscle Absent 3a

Specimen 3d: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: heart left ventricle Present Regionally restricted 3d Expression was detected in cells in the anterior wall of the left ventricle. Staining was not seen in the posterior of the left ventricle.
TS20: bulbar ridge Present Regionally restricted 3d Expression was detected in the mesenchyme of the conotruncal ridges.
TS20: interventricular septum Absent 3d
TS20: right ventricle cardiac muscle Absent 3d

Specimen 3e,f,g: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: heart left ventricle Present Regionally restricted 3e , 3g Expression was detected in cells in the anterior wall of the left ventricle. Staining was not seen in the posterior of the left ventricle.
TS20: bulbar ridge Present Regionally restricted 3e , 3f Expression was detected in the mesenchyme of the conotruncal ridges. In the conotruncus, the repartition of positive cells seems regular, with possibly a higher proportion in the distal part.
TS20: interventricular septum Absent 3e
TS20: right ventricle cardiac muscle Absent 3e

Specimen 3h: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS20: bulbar ridge Present Regionally restricted 3h Expression was detected in the mesenchyme of the conotruncal ridges.

Specimen not shown E13.5: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted In this section, staining was in a continuous strip at the level of the apex.

Specimen 4a,b: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: atrioventricular endocardial cushion Present 4a
TS21: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted 4a , 4b Expression was in the anterior wall. In this section, it was in a discontinuous band at the largest width level of the ventricle, only in the compact layer.

Specimen 4c,d,e: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: atrioventricular endocardial cushion Present Regionally restricted 4c , 4d Expression was in the mesenchyme.
TS21: bulbar ridge Present Regionally restricted 4c , 4d Expression was in the mesenchyme.
TS21: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted 4c , 4e Expression was detected in the anterior and left lateral wall of the left ventricle. In this section, label was seen as a continuous strip of cells toward the top of the ventricle. Label was only in the compact layer.

Specimen 4f: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Section was distal to that in 4c
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted 4f Expression was detected in the anterior and left lateral wall of the left ventricle. In this section, label was seen as a continuous strip of cells toward the top of the ventricle. Label was only in the compact layer.
TS21: bulbar ridge Present Regionally restricted 4f Expression was in the mesenchyme of the conotrucal ridges.

Specimen 4g: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Section was distal to that in 4c
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: bulbar ridge Present Regionally restricted 4g Expression was in the mesenchyme of the conotruncal ridges.

Specimen 4h: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Note: Section was distal to that in 4c
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: aortic valve Present 4h
TS21: pulmonary valve Present 4h

Specimen not shown E14.5: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted Expression looked both continuous and discontinuous. Continuous at the level of the anterior wall. Discontinuous at the level of the lateral wall of the left ventricle. The thickness appeared variable.
TS22: aortic valve Present Single cells Rare immunostained cells were observed.
TS22: pulmonary valve Present Single cells Rare immunostained cells were observed.

Specimen not shown E15.5: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: left ventricle cardiac muscle Present Regionally restricted The thickness of the labelled strip has decreased as well as its extension to the left.

Specimen not shown E17.5: embryonic day 17.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: interventricular septum Present Regionally restricted Expression was in the endothelium of some vessels.

Specimen 5a,b: embryonic day 19.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: blood vessel endothelium Present Regionally restricted 5a , 5b Expression was in the endothelium of some vessels.
TS26: interventricular septum Present Regionally restricted 5a , 5b Expression was in the endothelium of some vessels.


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