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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:133341 Vives J, et al., A mouse model for tracking nigrostriatal dopamine neuron axon growth. Genesis. 2008 Mar;46(3):125-31
Assay type: In situ reporter (knock in)
MGI Accession ID: MGI:3793603
Gene symbol: Pitx3
Gene name: paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 3
Reporter: lacZ
Direct Detection
Results
Specimen 1b: embryonic day 14.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS22: lens Present 1b

Specimen 1c: embryonic day 16.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS24: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 1c Expression in midbrain dopaminergic neurons.

Specimen 2a: embryonic day 11.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS19: brain Absent 2a

Specimen 2b: embryonic day 12.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS20: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 2b Expression in two cell clusters along the midline of the ventral mesencephalon.

Specimen 2c: embryonic day 13.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS21: brain Present Regionally restricted 2c Increase in both expression intensity and size of expression domain, with expression in apparent neuronal processes projecting rostrally.

Specimen 2d: embryonic day 14.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS22: brain Present Regionally restricted 2d Segregation of expression to cells that correspond to the ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons in the mesencephalic flexure.

Specimen 2e: embryonic day 15.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS23: brain Present Regionally restricted 2e Expression in ventral tegmental area cells positioned medial-caudally along the longitudinal axis and substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons extending lateral-rostrally in three cell clusters.

Specimen 2f: embryonic day 16.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS24: brain Present Regionally restricted 2f Authors report that a further expansion of the expression domain was observed.

Specimen 2g: embryonic day 18.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS26: brain Present 2g

Specimen 3a: embryonic day 13.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS21: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 3a Expression in neuron projections traversing ventral-laterally and rostrally along the immature medial forebrain bundle ventral to the thalamus.

Specimen 3b: embryonic day 14.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS22: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 3b Expression in neuron projections traversing ventral-laterally and rostrally along the immature medial forebrain bundle ventral to the thalamus.

Specimen 3c: embryonic day 16.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS24: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 3c Expression in projections which have reached the posterior border of the striatum.

Specimen 3d: embryonic day 18.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS26: midbrain Present Regionally restricted 3d Expression in projections; authors state the athe anterior border of expression neuron fibers is at an equivalent anatomical position in the striatum as that seen at E16.5.

Specimen 3e: embryonic day 13.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS21: brain Present Regionally restricted 3e Expression in neuron projections traversing ventral-laterally and rostrally along the immature medial forebrain bundle ventral to the thalamus.

Specimen 3f: embryonic day 14.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS22: brain Present Regionally restricted 3f Expression in neuron projections traversing ventral-laterally and rostrally along the immature medial forebrain bundle ventral to the thalamus.

Specimen 3g: embryonic day 16.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS24: brain Present Regionally restricted 3g Expression in projections which have reached the posterior border of the striatum.

Specimen 3h: embryonic day 18.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS26: brain Present Regionally restricted 3h Expression in projections; authors state the athe anterior border of expression neuron fibers is at an equivalent anatomical position in the striatum as that seen at E16.5.

Specimen 5a: embryonic day 14.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS22: brain Present Regionally restricted 5a Expression in midbrain dopaminergic axon tracts.

Specimen 5b: embryonic day 16.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS24: brain Present Regionally restricted 5b

Specimen 5c: postnatal day 3; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3+ (more )
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TS27: brain Present Regionally restricted 5c Expression in midbrain dopaminergic axon tracts.

Specimen 5d: embryonic day 14.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3tm2Mli (more )
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TS22: brain Present Regionally restricted 5d Authors state there was no aberrant expression in midbrain dopaminergic axon tracts.

Specimen 5e: embryonic day 16.5; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3tm2Mli (more )
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TS24: brain Present Regionally restricted 5e Authors state there was no aberrant expression in midbrain dopaminergic axon tracts.

Specimen 5f: postnatal day 3; Pitx3tm2Mli/Pitx3tm2Mli (more )
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TS27: brain Present Regionally restricted 5f Authors state there was no aberrant expression in midbrain dopaminergic axon tracts.


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