FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term adult VNC Orcokinin A neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00052361 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Adult neuron that expresses the A isoform of Orcokinin and has its soma in the ventral nerve cord (Chen et al., 2015). There are two of these cells on each side, with their cell bodies located dorsally in the posterior metathoracic neuromere (Chen et al., 2015).[ FlyBase:FBrf0228562 ]
Also Known As "adult ventral nerve cord Orcokinin A neuron" ; "orcoA-VNC"
Comment Only 4 cells per VNC labelled by antibody and in situ despite more expressing GAL4 driver (Chen et al., 2015).
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thoracic neuron
 |__metathoracic neuron__________
peptidergic neuron               |
 |__Orcokinin neuron_____________|
 |__adult peptidergic neuron_____|
neurosecretory neuron            |
 |__adult neurosecretory neuron__|
 |__Orcokinin neuron_____________|
adult neuron                     |
 |__adult neurosecretory neuron__|
 |__adult peptidergic neuron_____|
adult CNS neuron                 |
 |__adult VNC neuron_____________|
                                 adult VNC Orcokinin A neuron
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Is a metathoracic neuron
adult neurosecretory neuron
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