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Assay
Reference: J:214989 Fallier-Becker P, et al., Onset of aquaporin-4 expression in the developing mouse brain. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2014 Aug;36:81-9
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6394088
Gene symbol: Aqp4
Gene name: aquaporin 4
Antibody: AQP4 (sc-20812) antibody
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Cy3
Results
Specimen 2a: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: ventral region
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TS24: basal forebrain Present Regionally restricted 2a Expressed in the ventral region under the pial surface, and on few cell processes.

Specimen 2b: embryonic day 17.0 (more )
Note: ventral region
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TS25: basal forebrain Present Regionally restricted 2b Dramatically increased expression in few processes close to the pia mater. No glial processes contacting blood vessels stained positive at this stage.

Specimen 2c: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Note: ventral region
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TS26: basal forebrain Strong Regionally restricted 2c Dramatically increased expression in cell processes.

Specimen 2d: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: ventral region
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TS27: basal forebrain Present 2d Expression was increasingly restricted to subpial and perivascular endfeet as is typically found in the adult brain.

Specimen 2e: postnatal day 2 (more )
Note: ventral region
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TS27: basal forebrain Present 2e Expression was increasingly restricted to subpial and perivascular endfeet as is typically found in the adult brain.

Specimen 2f: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: ventral region
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TS27: basal forebrain Present 2f Expression was increasingly restricted to subpial and perivascular endfeet as is typically found in the adult brain.

Specimen 3a: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: lateral regions
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TS24: cerebral cortex Trace 3a Scarce if any expression.

Specimen 3b: embryonic day 17.0 (more )
Note: lateral regions
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TS25: cerebral cortex Trace 3b Little expression in perivascular area.

Specimen 3c: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Note: lateral regions
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TS26: cerebral cortex Present 3c Expressed in perivascular area, subpial and radial cell processes.

Specimen 3d: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: lateral regions
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 3d Expressed in subpial and radial cell processes.
TS27: brain blood vessel Present 3d

Specimen 3e: postnatal day 2 (more )
Note: lateral regions
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 3e Expressed in subpial and radial cell processes.
TS27: brain blood vessel Present 3e

Specimen 3f: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: lateral regions
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 3f Expressed in subpial and radial cell processes, and astrocytic processes.

Specimen 4a: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Note: dorsal cortical regions of the same sections shown in Figs. 2 and 3
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TS24: cerebral cortex Present Regionally restricted 4a No expression in this dorsal cortex. Mainly expressed in the ventral region (see Fig 2a).

Specimen 4b: embryonic day 17.0 (more )
Note: dorsal cortical regions of the same sections shown in Figs. 2 and 3
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TS25: cerebral cortex Trace Regionally restricted 4b Little expression in perivascular area.

Specimen 4c: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Note: dorsal cortical regions of the same sections shown in Figs. 2 and 3
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TS26: cerebral cortex Present 4c Expressed in radial processes. Delayed staining pattern in this dorsal region.

Specimen 4d: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: dorsal cortical regions of the same sections shown in Figs. 2 and 3
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 4d Expressed in radial processes more clearly.

Specimen 4e: postnatal day 2 (more )
Note: dorsal cortical regions of the same sections shown in Figs. 2 and 3
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 4e Expressed in radial processes.

Specimen 4f: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: dorsal cortical regions of the same sections shown in Figs. 2 and 3
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 4f Expressed in radial processes and astrocytic star shaped processes.

Specimen 5a: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Note: Lateral developing cortex. Double labeled: green - Aqp4; red - Gfap (assay MGI:6394091).
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TS26: cerebral cortex Present 5a middle , 5a right But these positive stained fibers were not positive for GFAP.

Specimen 5b: postnatal day 1 (more )
Note: Lateral developing cortex. Double labeled: green - Aqp4; red - Gfap (assay MGI:6394091).
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 5b right , 5b middle Double labeled radial fibers were clearly seen.

Specimen 5c: postnatal day 3 (more )
Note: Lateral developing cortex. Double labeled: green - Aqp4; red - Gfap (assay MGI:6394091).
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TS27: cerebral cortex Present 5c middle , 5c right Double labeled star-shaped astrocytes appeared.

Specimen S1: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Aqp4; green - Tjp1 (assay MGI:6394092).
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TS23: nasal cavity mucosa Present Regionally restricted S1 Expressed in olfactory mucosa.
TS23: brain Absent S1


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