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Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:146286 Real MA, et al., Expression of somatostatin and neuropeptide Y in the embryonic, postnatal, and adult mouse amygdalar complex. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Apr 1;513(4):335-48
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:7536897
Gene symbol: Npy
Gene name: neuropeptide Y
Antibody: anti-NPY (N9528)
Detection system: Biotinylated secondary antibody/[Strept]avidin coupled to horseradish peroxidase
Results
Specimen 3B: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 3D , 3B Expression is in the ventrolateral area, where the amygdala primordium is developing.

Specimen 3F: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: lateral ganglionic eminence Present Regionally restricted 3F , 3H Expression is in a band of cells in the close to the surface of the brain.
TS21: telencephalon Present Single cells 3F , 3H Expression is in a few and scattered cells localized medially to the lateral ganglionic eminence.

Specimen 4D: embryonic day 13.5 (more )
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TS21: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted 4D Expression is in the amygdalar complex and only a few expressing cells were present in the central nucleus, cortical and medial amygdala, the extended amygdala, and nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract.

Specimen 4F: embryonic day 16.5 (more )
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TS24: telencephalon septum Strong Regionally restricted 4F Expression is in the intraamygdaloid part of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.

Specimen 5B: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Present 5B
TS27: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Present 5B
TS27: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Present 5B
TS27: cortical amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 5B
TS27: medial amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 5B
TS27: central amygdaloid nucleus Absent 5B

Specimen 5D: postnatal day 0 (more )
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TS27: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Present 5D
TS27: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Present 5D
TS27: central amygdaloid nucleus Absent 5D

Specimen 6B: postnatal day 14 (more )
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TS28: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 6B Expression is in few and scattered cells.
TS28: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 6B Expression is in few and scattered cells.
TS28: cortical amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 6B Expression is in few and scattered cells.
TS28: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 6B Expression is in few and scattered cells.

Specimen 6D: postnatal day 14 (more )
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TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Single cells 6D Mainly in its ventral pole.
TS28: central amygdaloid nucleus Absent 6D

Specimen 6F: postnatal day 14 (more )
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TS28: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Present Regionally restricted 6F Expression is in layer 1 and 3 mainly in fibers.

Specimen 6H: postnatal day 14 (more )
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TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Single cells 6H Mainly in its ventral pole.
TS28: medial amygdaloid nucleus Moderate Single cells 6H There were few and dispersed positive cells mainly distributed in its dorsolateral part.

Specimen 7B: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: basolateral amygdaloid nucleus Weak Single cells 7F , 7B , 7D A very low number of positive cells was found in the ventral regions.
TS28: basomedial amygdaloid nucleus Weak Single cells 7F , 7B , 7D A very low number of positive cells was found in the ventral regions.
TS28: lateral amygdaloid nucleus Weak Single cells 7F , 7B , 7D A very low number of positive cells was found in the ventral regions.
TS28: bed nucleus of stria terminalis Present Single cells 7D , 7F , 7B
TS28: central amygdaloid nucleus Absent 7D , 7F , 7B

Specimen 7H: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: medial amygdaloid nucleus Present Single cells 7H Expression is in a few cells in the lateralmost region.

Specimen 7H inset: postnatal adult (more )
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TS28: nucleus of lateral olfactory tract Present Regionally restricted 7H inset Expression is in fibers and in some positive cells surrounding LOT2.

Specimen not shown E11.5: embryonic day 11.5 (more )
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TS19: telencephalon ventricular layer Present Single cells Expression is in extremely few cells.

Specimen not shown E12.5: embryonic day 12.5 (more )
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TS20: pallium Present Regionally restricted Expression is in superficial and intermediate mantle regions of the pallium and subpallium.
TS20: telencephalon Present Regionally restricted Expression is in superficial and intermediate mantle regions of the pallium and subpallium.


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01/06/2026
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