# Mouse Spinal Cord Reference Atlases **URL:** \ **Category:** Reference Atlases\ **Created:** [February 3, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/mouse-spinal-cord-reference-atlases/3031 "2024-02-03T00:12:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rachel.hostetler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.brain-map.org/rachel.hostetler/32/1418_2.png) [@rachel.hostetler](https://community.brain-map.org/u/rachel.hostetler)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://community.brain-map.org/t/mouse-spinal-cord-reference-atlases/3031/1 "2024-02-03T00:12:20Z")
# MOUSE SPINAL CORD REFERENCE ATLASES - [Reference Atlases](https://community.brain-map.org/t/mouse-spinal-cord-reference-atlases/3031#reference-atlases-2) - [Age P4](https://community.brain-map.org/t/mouse-spinal-cord-reference-atlases/3031#age-p4-3) - [Age P56](https://community.brain-map.org/t/mouse-spinal-cord-reference-atlases/3031#age-p56-4) - [Reference Atlas Viewing Tools](https://community.brain-map.org/t/mouse-spinal-cord-reference-atlases/3031#reference-atlas-viewing-tools-5) ## [Reference Atlases](https://mousespinal.brain-map.org/imageseries/showref.html) These anatomical reference atlases illustrate the mouse spinal cord in adult and juvenile C57BL/6J mouse. They provide a spatial map for the Allen Mouse Spinal Cord Atlases of gene expression. Dr. Charles Watson and Dr, Gulgun Kayalioglu created a custom taxonomy for annotation of the spinal cord, covering cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal segments. ### Age P4 The 2D sagittal reference atlas is annotated on Nissl sections collected from a juvenile male C57BL/6J mouse, postnatal day 4 (P4). It provides the spatial context for _in situ_ hybridization-based gene expression in Allen Mouse Spinal Cord Atlas. 34 transverse sections at 2 mm intervals ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/2X/6/604f3dc82245042fb7bdbc634c0b7de6bf99bf5d.jpeg) ### Age P56 The 2D sagittal reference atlas is annotated on Nissl sections collected from an adult male C57BL/6J mouse, postnatal day 56 (P56). It provides the spatial context for _in situ_ hybridization-based gene expression in Allen Mouse Spinal Cord Atlas. 34 transverse sections at 2 mm intervals ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/brainobservatory/original/2X/1/1f9fe322d313002839132a194e2377a8c0acf2b4.jpeg) **Note: Image viewer functionality may not be supported in current web browsers.** ## Reference Atlas Viewing Tools [Interactive Atlas Viewer (IAV)](https://community.brain-map.org/t/reference-atlas-viewing-tools/2853#interactive-atlas-viewer-iav-1) [Zoom-And-Pan (ZAP) Image Viewer](https://community.brain-map.org/t/reference-atlas-viewing-tools/2853#zoom-and-pan-zap-image-viewer-10) [Using The High Resolution Image Viewer](https://community.brain-map.org/t/reference-atlas-viewing-tools/2853#using-the-high-resolution-image-viewer-13)