FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term exuvial fluid ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004978 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Fluid that is secreted by the epithelial cells of the cuticle at each molt and that fills the space between the old and the new cuticle. It contains enzymes that degrade the old cuticle.[ FlyBase:FBrf0026589 FlyBase:FBrf0239094 ]
Also Known As "moulting fluid"
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       6
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       4
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 exuvial fluid (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       6      4
     exuvial fluid | pupal stage       6      4
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