FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term metathoracic sternal adductor muscle motor neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00053567 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Adult motor neuron that has its soma in the metathoracic neuromere and innervates the metathoracic sternal adductor muscle (Azevedo et al., 2024; Cheong et al., 2025). There is one of these on each side and it fasciculates with the metathoracic accessory (first abdominal) nerve (Bates et al., 2025).[ FlyBase:FBrf0259940 ]
Also Known As "MNhl16"
Comment Segmental homologue of similarly-named prothoracic neuron, but unclear from references which muscle from Miller (1950) - FBrf0186027 this innervates.
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                          |__metathoracic sternal adductor muscle motor neuron
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