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AllenBrain Get Expression Datasets

Get gene expression experiment datasets from the Allen Mouse Brain Atlas for a given gene. Returns section data sets including plane of section, section thickness, and linked gene info. These datasets contain ISH (in situ hybridization) gene expression images. Example: 'Gad1' returns 22 ISH experiment datasets.

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Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "gene_acronym": {
      "description": "Gene symbol/acronym. Examples: 'Gad1', 'Pvalb', 'Sst', 'Bdnf', 'Th', 'Slc17a7'.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "num_rows": {
      "default": 50,
      "description": "Max results to return. Default: 50.",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "product_id": {
      "default": 1,
      "description": "Product ID for the dataset type. 1=Mouse Brain ISH, 2=Mouse Brain microarray. Default: 1.",
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "gene_acronym"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default AllenBrain Get Expression Datasets call

public-safeinput

{
  "gene_acronym": "BRCA1",
  "num_rows": 1,
  "product_id": 1
}

Expected response keys: success

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Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_AllenBrain_get_expression_datasets
Tool name: AllenBrain_get_expression_datasets
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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