Table 1.

MEF2 transcription factor family gene expression in developing mouse brain (adapted from [56]).

		MEF2A	MEF2B	MEF2C	MEF2D
Olfactory bulb	E16.5	+	+	++	++
	neonatal	+	++	+++	++
	adult	+	+++	+++	++
Amygdala	E16.5	−	+/−	+++	++
	neonatal	−	−	+	+
	adult	+	−	++	++
Cortex	E16.5	+	++	+++	++
	neonatal	+	+++	+++	++
	adult	+	+++	+++	++
Hippocampus	E16.5	−	+	+++	+
	neonatal	+++	+	++	+
	adult	+++	+/−	++	+++
Thalamus	E16.5	+++	+	+++	+
	neonatal	+++	+	+	+
	adult	+++	−	++	++
Midbrain	E16.5	+	−	++	++
	neonatal	+	+	++	++
	adult	−	++	+++	++
Cerebellum	E16.5	−	−	++	++
	neonatal	+	++	++	+
	adult	+	−	+	++
Pontine nuclei	E16.5	++	+/−	++	+
	neonatal	++	+	++	+
	adult	+	++	+++	++
Medulla	E16.5	+	+	+	+
	neonatal	+	+	+	+
	adult	nd	nd	nd	nd

+ low expression, ++ moderate expression, +++ high expression, +/− expression barely detectable, −no expression, nd—not determined.