FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term male accessory gland main cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004960 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Cell type found in both lobes of the male accessory gland. These cells are flat, hexagonal and binucleate, which secrete their products into the lumen of each lobe. There are approximately 1000 main cells per lobe, interspersed with around 43 secondary cells.[ FlyBase:FBrf0057142 ]
Also Known As "main secretory cell"
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       4
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       5
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
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 male accessory gland main cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4     14     10      6      4
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  semen-secreting cell of the male reproductive system
   |__semen-secreting cell of the male accessory gland
       |__male accessory gland main cell  38 rec.
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