FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term terminal epithelial cell of testis ID (Ontology) FBbt:00057014 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Epithelial cell of the terminal epithelium of the testis. These cells engulf the head cyst cell of a spermatid cyst during coiling, so anchoring the head of the coiling spermatid. These cells also phagocytose the waste bags and cyst cells left over at the end of spermatogenesis.[ FlyBase:FBrf0024468 FlyBase:FBrf0064778 ]
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Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION       1
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 terminal epithelial cell of testis (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1
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somatic cell of testis__
adult epithelial cell___|
                        testis sheath epithelial cell
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Is a testis sheath epithelial cell
Develops from terminal epithelial precursor cell
Part of terminal epithelium of testis
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