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General Information
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| Term |
lower segment of Malpighian tubule |
ID (Ontology) |
FBbt:00047098 (Fly Anatomy) |
| Definition |
Segment of the Malpighian tubule between the main segment and the ureter. It lacks Malpighian tubule type II cells (Sozen et al., 1997) and plays a role in reabsorption (Denholm, 2013).[ FlyBase:FBrf0083335 FlyBase:FBrf0093736 FlyBase:FBrf0098338 FlyBase:FBrf0222532 ] |
| Also Known As |
"lower tubule" |
| Comment |
The term 'lower segment' is sometimes used (e.g. in Xu et al., 2022; FBrf0253737) to refer to the entire stem cell zone, comprising both the lower segment as defined here and the ureter. |
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Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS
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Records annotated with this exact term (annotations to child terms are NOT included)
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| Data Class | Field | Records |
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| Insertions (FBti) | EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION | 4 |
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Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records
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lower segment of Malpighian tubule (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements) | 2 | 4 |
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