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Assay
Reference: J:139696 Fotaki V, et al., Newly identified patterns of Pax2 expression in the developing mouse forebrain. BMC Dev Biol. 2008;8:79
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6479582
Gene symbol: Pax2
Gene name: paired box 2
Antibody: anti-Pax2
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 1A: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1A Expression in ventral telencephalon. Few expressing cells in lateral sagittal sections.
TS17: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1A Expression in future eminentia thalami of diencephalon.
TS17: optic cup Present 1A

Specimen 1a: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1a Expression in ventral telencephalon. Few expressing cells in lateral sagittal sections.

Specimen 1a': embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1a' Expression in ventral telencephalon. Expression more intense and abundant in medial sections.

Specimen 1B: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1B Expression in a small population of cells in neuroepithelium of anterior hypothalamus close to optic recess area.
TS17: optic recess Strong Regionally restricted 1B Strong expression in ventral neuroepithelium of optic recess.

Specimen 1b: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: optic recess Present Regionally restricted 1b Strong expression in ventral neuroepithelium of optic recess.

Specimen 1C: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 1C Strong expression in developing septum.
TS19: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1C Exprexsion in cells close to base of hypothalamus, and also in more dorsal areas of anterior hypothalamus.
TS19: optic recess Strong Regionally restricted 1C Strong expression in ventral neuroepithelium of optic recess.
TS19: future spinal cord Present 1C

Specimen 1c: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 1c Strong expression in developing septum.
TS19: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1c Expression in anterior hypothalamus in cells that may originate from ventral neuroepithelium of optic recess area.
TS19: optic recess Strong 1c Strong expression in ventral neuroepithelium of optic recess.
TS19: diencephalon lamina terminalis Absent 1c

Specimen 2A: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2A Strong expression in septum of basal forebrain, mainly in septal neuroepithelium.

Specimen 2a: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2a Expression in most cells of septal neuroepithelium, in close proximity to dorso-medial telencephalon.

Specimen 2B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 2B Expression in group of cells in lateral hypothalamic area, and in narrow strip of cells parallel to anterior hypothalamic ventricular zone.

Specimen 2b: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 2b Expression in group of cells in lateral hypothalamic area, in narrow strip of cells parallel to anterior hypothalamic ventricular zone, and along base of hypothalamus, excluding midline region.

Specimen 2b': embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 2b' Expression in anterior hypothalamic epithelium.

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 2C Expression in small cluster of cells resembling a nucleus in neuroepithelium of anteiorr hypothalamus.

Specimen 2c: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 2c Expression in groups of cells in lateral hypothalamic area. Expression in anterior hypothalamic epithelium.

Specimen 2D: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2D Strong expression in septum in region where lamina terminalis joins the septum.
TS20: midbrain-hindbrain junction Strong 2D Strong expression in isthmic region.
TS20: spinal cord Strong 2D

Specimen 2d: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2d Strong expression in septum in region where lamina terminalis joins the septum.
TS20: diencephalon lamina terminalis Present Single cells 2d Expression in a few cells in lamina terminalis.

Specimen 2d': embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 2d' Expression in groups of cells in lateral hypothalamic area, in anterior hypothalamic epithelium and in ventral neuroepithelium of optic recess area at base of hypothalamus.

Specimen 3B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: black - Pax2; brown - Nes (assay MGI:6479586).
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TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3B Expression in septum. Only a few of expressing cells co-express Nes.

Specimen E12.5 not shown: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: retina Strong

Specimen 2E: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2E Strong expression in cells at septal midline.

Specimen 2F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 2F Strong expression in septal neuroepithelium at point where septum joins future hippocampus vias the lamina terminalis.

Specimen 2G: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 2G At more rostral levels, few expressing cells in differentiating layer of septum.

Specimen E13.5 not shown: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted Authors report expression was similar to E12.5, with the exception that expression in lateral hypothalamic area and base of hypothalamus was no longer detectable.

Specimen E14.5 not shown: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted Authors report expression in coronal telencephalic sections similar to E13.5.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: telencephalon septum Strong Regionally restricted 4A Strong expression in neuroepithelium of septum adjacent to foramen of Monro.

Specimen 4a: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: telencephalon septum Strong Regionally restricted 4a Strong expression at level where lamina terminalis joins the septum.

Specimen 4B: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 4B Expression in narrow band of cells in differentiating field of anterior hypothalamus, reaching medial horn of lateral ventricle.

Specimen 4b: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 4b Expression in narrow band of cells in differentiating field of anterior hypothalamus, reaching medial horn of lateral ventricle.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: optic chiasma Present 4C
TS24: optic stalk Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression in optic stalk epithelium.
TS24: hypothalamus Present Regionally restricted 4C Expression in a few cells of hypothalamic neuroepithelium next to suprachiasmatic nucleus.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: telencephalon septum Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression in differentiating layer of medial septum surrounded by axonal bundles of fornix.

Specimen 5A: postnatal day 1 (more )
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TS27: telencephalon septum Present Scattered 5A Expression in cells scattered in the most caudal sections, at levels where fornix is in proximity fo anterior commissure.

Specimen 5B: postnatal day 1 (more )
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TS27: telencephalon septum Present Single cells 5B Expression in a few cells close to fornix, in medial septal area, and in border zone bewteen medial and lateral septum.
TS27: medial preoptic nucleus Present 5B

Specimen 5C: postnatal day 8 (more )
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TS28: telencephalon septum Present Scattered 5C Expression in a few dispersed cells in the septal area.

Specimen 5D: postnatal day 8 (more )
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TS28: telencephalon septum Present Single cells 5D Expression in a few dispersed cells in the septal area.

Specimen 5E: postnatal day 8 (more )
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TS28: subfornical organ Present 5E

Specimen P15 not shown: postnatal day 15 (more )
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TS28: forebrain Absent Expression no longer detected at P15.

Specimen 6B: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6B Expression in septum.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 12.5; Pax6Sey/Pax6Sey (more )
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TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6C Intensity of expression appears reduced and expression domain is shifted dorsally compared to wild type.

Specimen 7A/C: postnatal day 8 (more )
Note: (v) Double labeled: black - Pax2; magenta - Calb1 (assay MGI:6479590).
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TS28: telencephalon septum Present Regionally restricted 7A , 7C Expression in septal area. No co-expression with calbindin (Calb1).

Specimen P1 not shown: postnatal day 1 (more )
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TS27: telencephalon septum Present Regionally restricted No co-expression with calbindin (Calb1) or Islet1 (Isl1).


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