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Gene Expression Literature Summary
Symbol
Name
ID
Myh11
myosin, heavy polypeptide 11, smooth muscle
MGI:102643

137 matching records from 137 references.

Summary by Age and Assay: Numbers in the table indicate the number of results matching the search criteria.
Age E7.5 E8.5 E9 E9.5 E10.5 E11.5 E12.5 E13 E13.5 E14 E14.5 E15 E15.5 E16 E16.5 E17.5 E18 E18.5 E19.5 E P
Immunohistochemistry (section) 2 6 5 2 3 8 9 7 5 1 16 17
In situ RNA (section) 1 1 3 2 3 4 6 12 9 10 2 1 9 1 11
Immunohistochemistry (whole mount) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3
In situ RNA (whole mount) 2
In situ reporter (knock in) 1 1 1 1 1 1
Western blot 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 6
RT-PCR 1 2 1 6 5 4 1 7 5 3 5 3 3 4 2 9 1 2 23
cDNA clones 1
RNase protection 1

Summary by Gene and Reference: Number indicates the number of results matching the search criteria recorded for each reference.
* Indicates detailed expression data entries available
Myh11  myosin, heavy polypeptide 11, smooth muscle   (Synonyms: SM1, SM2, smMHC)
Results  Reference
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