Probe:	Lhx9 cDNA
Probe preparation:	Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS27: dorsal thalamus	Present		1P	Expression in in most dorsal thalamic nuclei.
TS27: thalamic nucleus	Present		1P	Expression in in most dorsal thalamic nuclei.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS27: dorsal thalamus	Present		1Q	Expression in in most dorsal thalamic nuclei.
TS27: thalamic nucleus	Present		1Q	Expression in in most dorsal thalamic nuclei.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS27: ventral posterior thalamic group	Weak		1R	Low expression in ventroposterior nucleus.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS27: ventral posterior thalamic group	Weak		1S	Low expression in ventroposterior nucleus.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS27: medial geniculate nucleus	Weak	Regionally restricted	1T	Low expression in ventral subdivision of medial geniculate nucleus.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS27: ventral medial thalamic nucleus	Trace			Expression almost absent in ventromedial nucleus.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS24: lateral dorsal thalamic nucleus	Strong		3D	At rostral level, Lhx9 is strongly expressed in putative laterodorsal nucleus.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS24: dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus	Present		3E	At middle level, square-shaped region expresses Lhx9, compatible with dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus.
TS24: lateral posterior thalamic nucleus	Strong		3E	Putative lateral posterior nucleus expresses high levels of Lhx9.
TS24: ventral posterior thalamic group	Weak		3E	Putative ventroposterior nucleus is weakly positive for Lhx9.
TS24: ventral medial thalamic nucleus	Absent		3E	Putative ventromedial nucleus is negative for Lhx9.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS24: medial geniculate nucleus	Weak	Regionally restricted	3F	Dorsal subdivision of medial geniculate nucleus expresses Lhx9. At caudal level, ventral subdivision of medial geniculate nucleus is weaker for Lhx9.
TS24: peripeduncular nucleus	Present		3F	Putative peripeduncular nucleus is positive for Lhx9.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS22: lateral dorsal thalamic nucleus	Present		4D	At rostral level, Lhx9 expressed in lateral-ventral part of dorsal thalamus, corresponding to laterodorsal nucleus.
TS22: dorsal thalamus	Strong	Regionally restricted	4D	Band of strong Lhx9 expression lateral to band of Lhx2/Gbx2 expression.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS22: thalamus ventricular layer	Absent		4E	No expression in putative ventricular zone.
TS22: lateral posterior thalamic nucleus	Strong		4E	High levels of Lhx9 expression in putative lateral posterior nucleus.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS22: peripeduncular nucleus	Present		4F	Putative peripeduncular nucleus is positive for Lhx9 expression.
TS22: medial geniculate nucleus	Weak	Regionally restricted	4F	Ventral subdivision of medial geniculate nucleus weakly expresses Lhx9.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS20: thalamus	Present	Regionally restricted	4O	Band with high Lhx9 expression.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS20: thalamus	Present	Regionally restricted	4P	Band with high Lhx9 expression.

Structure	Level	Pattern	Image	Note
TS17: diencephalon	Present	Regionally restricted	8B	Expression in lateral part of dorsal thalamus.