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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:74125 Martinez-Barbera JP, et al., Getting your head around Hex and Hesx1: forebrain formation in mouse. Int J Dev Biol. 2001;45(1 Spec No):327-36
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7790961
Gene symbol: Fgf8
Gene name: fibroblast growth factor 8
Results
Specimen 7A: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: prosencephalon Present Regionally restricted 7A Expression in commissural plate.
TS14: midbrain-hindbrain junction Present 7A Expression in isthmus.
Specimen 7B: embryonic day 9.0; Hhextm1Rbe/Hhextm1Rbe (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: prosencephalon Absent 7B Lacking expression in commissural plate.
TS14: midbrain-hindbrain junction Present 7B Expression in isthmus normal compared to wild type.
Specimen 7C: embryonic day 8.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: anterior neural ridge Present 7C
Specimen 7D: embryonic day 8.5; Hhextm1Rbe/Hhextm1Rbe (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS13: anterior neural ridge Absent 7D
Specimen 7E: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: prosencephalon Present Regionally restricted 7E Expression in commissural plate.
TS14: midbrain-hindbrain junction Present 7E Expression in isthmus.
Specimen 7F: embryonic day 9.0; Hesx1tm1Icar/Hesx1tm1Icar (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: prosencephalon Weak Regionally restricted 7F Expression in commissural plate diminished compared to wild type.
TS14: midbrain-hindbrain junction Present 7F Expression in isthmus normal compared to wild type.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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