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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:278498 Friocourt F, et al., Shared and differential features of Robo3 expression pattern in amniotes. J Comp Neurol. 2019 Aug 15;527(12):2009-2029
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6416078
Gene symbol: Robo3
Gene name: roundabout guidance receptor 3
Results
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 9.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS14: embryo Absent

Specimen 1b: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: midbrain-hindbrain junction Absent 1b Expression in rhombencephalon, except rhombomeres 0/1, 3 and 4.
TS15: rhombomere 1 Absent 1b Expression in rhombencephalon, except rhombomeres 0/1, 3 and 4.
TS15: rhombomere 3 Absent 1b Expression in rhombencephalon, except rhombomeres 0/1, 3 and 4.
TS15: rhombomere 4 Absent 1b Expression in rhombencephalon, except rhombomeres 0/1, 3 and 4.
TS15: future hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 1b Expression in axons extending ventrally toward ventral midline.

Specimen 1c: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: future midbrain Present Regionally restricted 1c Expression in longitudinal axons, belonging to the medial longitudinal fasciculus, extending caudally from diencephalon to rhombencephalon. Expression in few cells extending axons ipsilaterally toward rostral rhombencephalon.

Specimen 1d: embryonic day 9.5 (more )
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TS15: future hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 1d Expression in caudal rhombencephalon. Expression in a few dorsally-located neurons extending axons ventrally toward midline. Expression in cell bodies, axons and growth cones.

Specimen 1e: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS16: future midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1e Strong expression in commissural axons of midbrain. Expression tectobulbar/tectospinal axons in mesencephalon (and future colliculi) which cross the midline.
TS16: future hindbrain Strong Widespread 1e Expression extending to entire rhombencephalon, except medial rhombomeres. Significant increase in number of expressing axons, now present almost all along the rhombencephalon.
TS16: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 1e Expression in rostral spinal cord.

Specimen 1f: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
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TS16: future brain Present Regionally restricted 1f Expression in a few ipsilateral axons of medial longitudinal fasciculus projecting from midbrain to rhombencephalon.
TS16: midbrain-hindbrain junction Present 1f Expression at isthmus (rhombomere 0-rhombomere 1 boundary).
TS16: future hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1f Strong expression in commissural axons rhombencephalon.

Specimen 1g: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS16: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 1g Expression in many differentiated neurons of lateral spinal cord. Expression in growth cones of pioneer commissural axons extending toward midline.
TS16: dorsal root ganglion Absent 1g
TS16: peripheral nervous system Absent 1g

Specimen 1h: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
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TS16: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 1h Expression in commissural axons extending toward ventral midline.

Specimen 1i: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS17: forebrain Weak 1i
TS17: hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1i Expression increases in midbrain and hindbrain.
TS17: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1i Expression increases in midbrain and hindbrain.
TS17: brain Present Regionally restricted 1i Highly expressed in axons of expanded tectobulbar/spinal tracts.
TS17: future spinal cord Present Graded 1i Expression increases in spinal cord commissural axons, following a high-rostral to low-caudal gradient, extending to caudal levels.

Specimen 1j: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Weak Regionally restricted 1j Low expression in ganglionic eminences.
TS17: hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1j Strong expression in commissural midbrain and hindbrain axons.
TS17: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1j Strong expression in commissural midbrain and hindbrain axons.
TS17: brain Present Regionally restricted 1j Expression in a few medial longitudinal fasciculus axons. Highly expressed in axons of expanded tectobulbar/spinal tracts.

Specimen 1k: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
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TS17: telencephalon Weak Regionally restricted 1k Low expression in ganglionic eminences.
TS17: hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1k Strong expression in commissural midbrain and hindbrain axons.
TS17: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1k Strong expression in commissural midbrain and hindbrain axons.
TS17: midbrain-hindbrain junction Absent 1k Expression at all levels of rhombencephalon except in r0 (isthmus)/r1.
TS17: brain Present Regionally restricted 1k Expression in a few medial longitudinal fasciculus axons. Highly expressed in axons of expanded tectobulbar/spinal tracts.

Specimen 1l: embryonic day 10.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS17: brain Present Regionally restricted 1l Strong expression in commissural axons extending toward ventral midline.
TS17: peripheral nervous system Absent 1l

Specimen 1m: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS19: forebrain Strong Regionally restricted 1m Strong expression in a few regions in the forebrain. Expression in ventral pallium, at levels of medial and lateral ganglionic eminences.
TS19: future spinal cord Strong Regionally restricted 1m Strong expression in commissures all along spinal cord, hindbrain and midbrain.
TS19: hindbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1m Strong expression in commissures all along spinal cord, hindbrain and midbrain.
TS19: midbrain Strong Regionally restricted 1m Strong expression in commissures all along spinal cord, hindbrain and midbrain.

Specimen 1n: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1n Expression in telencephalon including lateral and medial ganglionic eminences, cortex, and few olfactory nerve axons. Expression in interneurons migrating toward the cortex.
TS19: diencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1n Expression in fasciculus retroflexus and other ventral tracts of diencephalon.

Specimen 1o: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: ganglionic eminence Weak 1o
TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 1o Expression in interneurons migrating toward the cortex.
TS20: hindbrain Present Widespread 1o Expression is continuous from spinal cord to midbrain.
TS20: midbrain Present Widespread 1o Expression is continuous from spinal cord to midbrain.
TS20: spinal cord Present Widespread 1o Expression is continuous from spinal cord to midbrain.
TS20: cerebellum primordium Present 1o Expression in cerebellar plate.

Specimen 1p: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: ganglionic eminence Present 1p
TS20: olfactory nerve Present Regionally restricted 1p Expression in a few olfactory sensory axons forming the olfactory nerve and projecting into olfactory bulb primordium.

Specimen 2a: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: forebrain Ambiguous 2a Expression almost absent from forebrain.
TS22: medial habenular nucleus Present 2a
TS22: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 2a Expression in commissural axons in mesencephalon, hindbrain, including the cerebellum, and spinal cord.
TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 2a Expression in commissural axons in mesencephalon, hindbrain, including the cerebellum, and spinal cord.
TS22: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 2a Expression in commissural axons in mesencephalon, hindbrain, including the cerebellum, and spinal cord.
TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 2a Expression in commissural axons in mesencephalon, hindbrain, including the cerebellum, and spinal cord.

Specimen 2b: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: telencephalon Ambiguous 2b Expression almost absent from forebrain.
TS22: fasciculus retroflexus Strong 2b Authors state that the fasciculus retroflexus was the only tract rostral to midbrain with high levels of expression.
TS22: deep cerebellar nucleus Present Regionally restricted 2b Expression in axons of deep cerebellar nuclei which project to ventral medulla.
TS22: cerebellum ventricular layer Present 2b
TS22: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 2b Expression in more caudally nigrating neurons of lateral reticular nucleus.

Specimen 2e: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Present 2e
TS24: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 2e Expression in anterior extramural migratory stream (Aems) containing tangentially migrating pontine neurons.
TS24: cerebellum Weak 2e Expression strongly down-regulated in spinal cord, hindbrain and cerebellum.
TS24: hindbrain Weak 2e Expression strongly down-regulated in spinal cord, hindbrain and cerebellum.
TS24: spinal cord Weak 2e Expression strongly down-regulated in spinal cord, hindbrain and cerebellum.

Specimen 2i: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: medial habenular nucleus Present Regionally restricted 2i Expression in cell bodies from medial habenula and their axons forming fasciculus retroflexus.
TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Present Regionally restricted 2i Increased size of expression domain in fasciculus retroflexus. Fasciculus retroflexus neurons zig-zag, axons crossing midline floorplate at level of interpeduncular nucleus.

Specimen 2j: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: medial habenular nucleus Present Regionally restricted 2j Expression in cell bodies from medial habenula and their axons forming fasciculus retroflexus.
TS27: fasciculus retroflexus Present Regionally restricted 2j Fasciculus retroflexus neurons zig-zag at midline at level of interpeduncular nucleus.
TS27: pons Absent 2j

Specimen 4e: embryonic day 10.0 (more )
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TS16: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4e Expression in brachial spinal cord, expression in pioneer commissural axons in marginal zone and growth cones. Expression in axons growing ventrally at surface. Most advanced axons start to turn medially and cross floor plate.
TS16: neural tube floor plate Present 4e Most advanced axons start to turn medially and cross floor plate.

Specimen 4f: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: future spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4f Expression in brachial spinal cord, expression in pioneer commissural axons and growth cones. Axons are fasciculated and pass between motor column and ventricular zone before crossing midline.
TS19: neural tube floor plate Present 4f Expression in commissural axons extending within spinal cord, turning toward floor plate and avoiding differentiating motor neurons.

Specimen 4g: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
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TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4g Expression in brachial spinal cord, expression in pioneer commissural axons and growth cones.
TS21: spinal cord marginal layer Present Regionally restricted 4g Expression in commissural axons growing in two distinct pathways: one superficial in marginal zone under the pia, the other deep along ventral edge of ventricular zone.
TS21: spinal cord ventricular layer Present Regionally restricted 4g Expression in commissural axons growing in two distinct pathways: one superficial in marginal zone under the pia, the other deep along ventral edge of ventricular zone.

Specimen 4h: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4h Expression in brachial spinal cord, expression in pioneer commissural axons and growth cones.
TS22: spinal cord marginal layer Weak Regionally restricted 4h Expression in commissural axons growing in two distinct pathways: one superficial in marginal zone, the other deep along edge of ventricular zone. Expression only in a few commissural neurons by the time the last spinal cord neurons are generated.
TS22: spinal cord ventricular layer Weak Regionally restricted 4h Expression in commissural axons growing in two distinct pathways: one superficial in marginal zone, the other deep along edge of ventricular zone. Expression only in a few commissural neurons by the time the last spinal cord neurons are generated.

Specimen 4i: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: future spinal cord Present Widespread 4i Expression all along rostro-caudal axis of spinal cord. Expressing cells were well aligned and interspaced.

Specimen 4j: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: future spinal cord Present Widespread 4j Expression all along rostro-caudal axis of spinal cord. Expressing cells were well aligned and interspaced.

Specimen 4k: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Isl1 (assay MGI:6416082).
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TS21: spinal cord Present Regionally restricted 4k Expressing commissural axons followed either a superficial or deep pathway to reach floorplate and avoided motor column.

Specimen 5a: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Strong Regionally restricted 5a Strong expression in neurons of medial habenula that project via fascicuuls retroflexus to interpeduncular nucleus, where they cross the midline.
TS24: interpeduncular nucleus Strong Regionally restricted 5a Strong expression in neurons of medial habenula that project via fascicuuls retroflexus to interpeduncular nucleus, where they cross the midline.
TS24: medial habenular nucleus Strong Regionally restricted 5a Strong expression in neurons of medial habenula that project via fascicuuls retroflexus to interpeduncular nucleus, where they cross the midline.

Specimen 5b: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Present Regionally restricted 5b Expression in highly fasciculated neurons.

Specimen 5c: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: interpeduncular nucleus Present Regionally restricted 5c Multiple crossing points of habeular axons inside the interpeduncular nucleus.

Specimen S1a: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
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TS22: fasciculus retroflexus Present Regionally restricted S1a Expression in neurons of madial habenula and their axons forming the fasciculus retroflexus.
TS22: cerebellum Present S1a

Specimen S1b: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: interpeduncular nucleus Present Regionally restricted S1b Expression on axons projecting to interpeduncular nucleus.
TS24: pons Present Regionally restricted S1b Expression in migrating pontine neurons.

Specimen 6a: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS19: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6a Expression in ganglionc eminences.
TS19: olfactory system Present Regionally restricted 6a Expression in olfactory sensory axons in olfactory nerve.

Specimen 6b: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6b Expression in ganglionc eminences.
TS19: olfactory system Present Regionally restricted 6b Expression in olfactory sensory axons in olfactory nerve.

Specimen 6c: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Tubb3 (assay MGI:6416080).
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TS19: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6c Expression in septum.
TS19: olfactory system Present Regionally restricted 6c Expression in olfactory sensory axons as they enter the olfactory bulb primordium.

Specimen 6d: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 6d Expression in septum.
TS21: main olfactory bulb Present Regionally restricted 6d Expression in olfactory sensory axons as they enter the olfactory bulb primordium.
TS21: olfactory nerve Present Regionally restricted 6d Expression in olfactory sensory axons as they enter the olfactory bulb primordium.

Specimen 6f: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Nes (assay MGI:6416083).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS19: telencephalon Strong Regionally restricted 6f Highly expressed in medial and lateral ganglionic eminences.

Specimen 6g: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Nes (assay MGI:6416083).
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TS21: lateral ganglionic eminence Strong 6g
TS21: medial ganglionic eminence Strong 6g

Specimen 7a: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; cyan - Foxp2 (assay MGI:6416084).
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TS22: cerebellum Strong 7a
TS22: hindbrain Strong 7a
TS22: midbrain Strong 7a
TS22: deep cerebellar nucleus Present Regionally restricted 7a Expression in ventrally crossing deep nuclei axons.
TS22: spinal cord Ambiguous 7a Expression almost absent from spinal cord.

Specimen 7b: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; cyan - Foxp2 (assay MGI:6416084).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: deep cerebellar nucleus Present Regionally restricted 7b Expression in deep cerebellar nuclei neurons projecting axons toward hindbrain ventral midline. Expression in ventrally crossing deep nuclei axons.
TS22: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 7b Expression in axons originating from medial nucleus projecting dorsally and crossing cerebellum midline.

Specimen 7c: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; cyan - Foxp2 (assay MGI:6416084).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: deep cerebellar nucleus Present Regionally restricted 7c Expression in ventrally crossing deep nuclei axons.
TS22: cerebellum ventricular layer Present 7c
TS22: cerebellum Present Regionally restricted 7c No expression in Purkinje cells.

Specimen 8a: embryonic day 14.0 (more )
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TS22: cerebellum Present 8a
TS22: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 8a Expression in caudal hindbrain associated with migrating neurons of inferior olivary nucleus.

Specimen 8b: embryonic day 14.0 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; cyan - Foxp2 (assay MGI:6416084).
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TS22: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 8b Expression in axons and neurons belonging to the lateral reticular nucleus/external cuneatus nucleus (LRN/ECN) migratory stream crossing midline between inferior olivary nucleus and pial surface.

Specimen 8c: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
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TS23: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 8c Expression progressively restricted to anterior extramural migratory stream (Aems).
TS23: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 8c Expression caudally and rostrally in two superficial migratory stream corresponding to latera reticular nucleus/extenal cuneatus nucleus and pontine nucleus.

Specimen 8d: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; cyan - Foxp2 (assay MGI:6416084).
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TS24: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 8d Expression progressively restricted to anterior extramural migratory stream (Aems). Highly expressed in Aems containing migrating pontine nucleus neurons.
TS24: brainstem nucleus Present Regionally restricted 8d No expression in neurons of inferior olivary nucleus.

Specimen 9a: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Barhl1 (assay MGI:6416085).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 9a Strong expression in anterior extramural migratory stream (Aems), containing pontine nuclei neurons migrating from dorsal rhombic lip toward ventral midline.
TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Present 9a

Specimen 9b: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Barhl1 (assay MGI:6416085).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted 9b Strong expression in anterior extramural migratory stream (Aems), containing pontine nuclei neurons migrating from dorsal rhombic lip toward ventral midline.
TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Present 9b

Specimen S3a: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Barhl1 (assay MGI:6416085).
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TS24: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted S3a Highly expressed in pontine nucleus and anterior extramural migratory stream (Aems).
TS24: fasciculus retroflexus Present S3a

Specimen S3b: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Barhl1 (assay MGI:6416085).
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TS24: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted S3b Expression in Aems neurons migrating toward ventral midline where they accumulate to form the pontine nuclei.

Specimen S3c: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Robo3; green - Barhl1 (assay MGI:6416085).
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TS24: hindbrain Present Regionally restricted S3c Expression in Aems neurons migrating toward ventral midline where they accumulate to form the pontine nuclei.


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