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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:86321 Shibata S, et al., In situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry of versican, aggrecan and link protein, and histochemistry of hyaluronan in the developing mouse limb bud cartilage. J Anat. 2003 Oct;203(4):425-32
Assay type: RNA in situ
MGI Accession ID: MGI:6393922
Gene symbol: Acan
Gene name: aggrecan
Probe: Aggrecan cDNA2
Probe preparation: Antisense labelled with digoxigenin RNA
Results
Specimen not shown: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: hindlimb digit cartilage condensation Absent
Specimen 2c: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: tibia cartilage condensation Present 2c Expression was detected throughout the tibial cartilage.
Specimen 3b: embryonic day 14.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS22: tibia cartilage condensation Present Regionally restricted 3b Expression was detected in the chondrocytes of the metaphysis and the epiphysis but reduced in the hypertrophic chondrocytes of the diaphysis.
Specimen 4b: embryonic day 15.5 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS23: tibia Present Regionally restricted 4b Expression was detected in the chondrocytes of the epiphysis and metaphysis but not in the hypertrophic chondrocytes of the diaphysis.
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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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