TABLE 1.
All genes for which RNA antisense probes have been used for in situ hybridization.
| Abbreviation | Full Name | Probe Seq | NCBI RefSeq |
| agrp | agouti related neuropeptide | 68…649 | XM_009303347.3 |
| arxa | aristaless related homeobox a | start < 226…1157 | NM_131384.1 |
| bsx | brain-specific homeobox | 38…773 | NM_214727.1 |
| dlx5a | distal-less homeobox 5a | 13…507 | NM_131306.2 |
| fgf8a | fibroblast growth factor 8a | 1…1461 | AF034264.1 |
| foxb1a | forkhead box B1a | 685…1920 | NM_131285.1 |
| isl1 | ISL LIM homeobox 1 | start < 74…2328 | XM_021475997.1 |
| lef1 | lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 | 11…450 | AF164700.2 |
| lhx5 | LIM homeobox 5 | start < 1185…2016 | NM_131218.1 |
| lhx6 | LIM homeobox 6 | 918…1292 | NM_001004015.2 |
| lhx9 | LIM homeobox 9 | 2466…2698 | NM_001037243.2 |
| nkx2.1 | NK2 homeobox 1 | 156…765 | NM_131776.1 |
| nkx2.2a | NK2 homeobox 2a | 33…498 | NM_131422.3 |
| nr5a2 | nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 2 | 1582…3110 | NM_131463.1 |
| otpa | orthopedia homeobox a | 540…1020 | NM_001128703.1 |
| pax6a | paired box 6a | 700…2161 | XM_009297889.3 |
| pax7a | paired box 7a | 332…2225 | AF014368.1 |
| penka | proenkephalin a | 223…861 | NM_200083.2 |
| shha | sonic hedgehog signaling molecule a | 79…1757 | NM_131063.3 |
| th | tyrosine hydroxylase | 268…1092 | NM_131149.1 |
Third column indicates the sequence range used for probe generation. Numbering refers to the reference sequence indicated in fourth column. References for published probes and primer sequences for probes which were cloned in this study can be found in Supplementary Table S1.