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Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:41399 Hardy MH, et al., Changing patterns of cell adhesion molecules during mouse pelage hair follicle development. 1. Follicle morphogenesis in wild-type mice. Acta Anat (Basel). 1996;157(3):169-82
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6195515
Gene symbol: Cdh3
Gene name: cadherin 3
Antibody: PCD-1
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to fluorescein
Results
Specimen 1C: embryonic day 13.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS21: epidermis Present 1C Equal intensity in periderm and epidermis.
TS21: periderm Present 1C Equal intensity in periderm and epidermis.

Specimen 2C: embryonic day 14.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: periderm Absent 2C
TS22: epidermis Strong Regionally restricted 2C Intense expression in the placodes. Moderate expression in the basal epidermal layer. No expression in the periderm and upper epidermal layer.
TS22: hair epidermal placode Strong 2C

Specimen 3C: embryonic day 15.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: periderm Absent 3C
TS23: epidermis Present Regionally restricted 3C All placodal cells and the cells at the base of each hair plug showed moderate-to-intense staining. The basal epidermal layer stained faintly, while the periderm and upper epidermal layers were negative.
TS23: hair follicle Present Regionally restricted 3C All placodal cells and the cells at the base of each hair plug showed moderate-to-intense staining. The basal epidermal layer stained faintly, while the periderm and upper epidermal layers were negative.
TS23: hair epidermal placode Present 3C Moderate-to-intense staining in all placodal cells and the cells at the base of each hair plug.

Specimen 4C: embryonic day 16.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS24: hair follicle Present 4C Expressed in a tylotrich follicle.
TS24: hair epidermal placode Strong 4C Expressed in awl hair plug and awl placode.

Specimen 5C: embryonic day 17.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS25: hair epidermal placode Present 5C Increased expression in awl hair plugs.
TS25: hair follicle Present 5C Increased expression in awl hair plugs and intense expression in the future hair matrix. Faint or moderate expression in the outer follicle epithelial cells, and negative in the core of the follicle cylinder.

Specimen 6C: embryonic day 18.0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS26: hair follicle Strong 6C Expressed in tylotrich follicle, awl follicles and zigzag placodes. Intense staining in the hair matrix of tylotrich and awl follicles. Faint or moderate expression in the outer follicle epithelial cells, and negative in the core of the follicle cylinder.
TS26: hair outer root sheath Moderate 6C Faint or moderate expression.
TS26: hair epidermal placode Present Regionally restricted 6C Expressed in the late awl follicles or early zigzag follicles in the basal epidermal layer.

Specimen not shown: postnatal day 0 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS27: hair root sheath matrix Strong
TS27: hair outer root sheath Moderate


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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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last database update
12/30/2025
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