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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:146286 Real MA, et al., Expression of somatostatin and neuropeptide Y in the embryonic, postnatal, and adult mouse amygdalar complex. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Apr 1;513(4):335-48
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7536893
Gene symbol: Sst
Gene name: somatostatin
Antibody: Anti-Somatostatin (D-20; sc-7819)
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 3A: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3A , 3C Expression is in the proliferative anterior entopeduncular area.
TS21: hypothalamus Present 3A

Specimen 3E: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3G , 3E Expression is in a corridor of cells that spread from the proliferative anterior entopeduncular area and run tangentially toward rostral areas of the telencephalon.
TS21: lateral ganglionic eminence Present Regionally restricted 3E , 3G Expression is in the superficial and intermediate areas.
TS21: medial ganglionic eminence Present Regionally restricted 3E , 3G Expression is in the superficial and intermediate areas.

Specimen 4A: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4A , 4B Expression is continuous with the anterior entopeduncular area and runs toward the rostral telencephalon.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: amygdala Present 4E , 4C Expression is in numerous cells of the incipient central nucleus, the intraamygdaloid part of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the medial bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and part of the basal complex, and only a few expressing cells were present in the cortical and medial amygdala the extended amygdala and nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract.
TS24: main olfactory bulb Present 4E , 4C Expression is in numerous cells of the incipient central nucleus, the intraamygdaloid part of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the medial bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and part of the basal complex, and only a few expressing cells were present in the cortical and medial amygdala the extended amygdala and nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract.
TS24: telencephalon septum Present 4E , 4C Expression is in numerous cells of the incipient central nucleus, the intraamygdaloid part of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, the medial bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and part of the basal complex, and only a few expressing cells were present in the cortical and medial amygdala the extended amygdala and nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract.

Specimen 5A: postnatal day 0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Strong 5A
TS27: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Strong 5A
TS27: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Strong 5A
TS27: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Very strong 5A Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, intraamygdaloid division.
TS27: cortical amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 5A
TS27: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Present Single cells 5A
TS27: central amygdaloid nucleus Weak Diffuse 5A
TS27: medial amygdaloid nucleus Weak Diffuse 5A

Specimen 5C: postnatal day 0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Strong 5C
TS27: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Strong 5C
TS27: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Strong 5C
TS27: central amygdaloid nucleus Weak Diffuse 5C
TS27: medial amygdaloid nucleus Weak Diffuse 5C

Specimen 5E: postnatal day 0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Very strong 5F , 5E Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, intraamygdaloid division. Including in fibers that were leaving this nucleus toward the hypothalamus.
TS27: central amygdaloid nucleus Strong Single cells 5F , 5E
TS27: cortical amygdaloid nucleus Strong Single cells 5F , 5E
TS27: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Strong Regionally restricted 5E , 5F There is differential expression.
TS27: medial amygdaloid nucleus Weak Diffuse 5F , 5E

Specimen 6A: postnatal day 14 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Present 6A
TS28: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 6A
TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Single cells 6A
TS28: central amygdaloid nucleus Present Non-Uniform 6A The lateral portion had a higher number of expressing cells than the medial region.
TS28: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Weak Single cells 6A Expression is restricted to a few cells distributed throughout the nucleus, and embedded in a positive neuropil.

Specimen 6C: postnatal day 14 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Present 6C
TS28: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Present 6C
TS28: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Present 6C
TS28: central amygdaloid nucleus Present Non-Uniform 6C The lateral portion had a higher number of expressing cells than the medial region.
TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Single cells 6C

Specimen 6E: postnatal day 14 (more )
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TS28: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Present 6E

Specimen 6G: postnatal day 14 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: cortical amygdaloid nucleus Present 6G
TS28: medial amygdaloid nucleus Present 6G

Specimen 7A: postnatal adult (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: central amygdaloid nucleus Strong Non-Uniform 7E , 7A Expression was mainly localized to the lateral portion.
TS28: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Present 7E , 7A , 7C
TS28: cortical amygdaloid nucleus Present 7E , 7A , 7C
TS28: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Present 7E , 7A , 7C
TS28: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 7E , 7A , 7C
TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Single cells 7E , 7A , 7C
TS28: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 7E , 7A , 7C

Specimen 7G: postnatal adult (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: medial amygdaloid nucleus Present Non-Uniform 7G Expression is in scattered cells in the deep portion. There is a thin plexus of positive fibers running below the pial surface.

Specimen not shown E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon ventricular layer Present Single cells Expression is in extremely few cells.

Specimen not shown E12.5: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: pallium Present Regionally restricted Expression is in superficial and intermediate mantle regions of the pallium and subpallium.
TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted Expression is in superficial and intermediate mantle regions of the pallium and subpallium.


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