FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term LN Pdf neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00003762 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Lateral period-expressing neuron (LN) of the adult brain that also expresses Pigment-dispersing factor (Helfrich-Forster, 1997). These neurons also express cryptochrome and Rhodopsin 7, which allow them to respond to high frequency (blue) visible light (Ni et al., 2017).[ FlyBase:FBrf0093121 FlyBase:FBrf0235590 ]
Also Known As "PDFMe" ; "pigment-dispersing hormone-immunoreactive neuron close to medulla"
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
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 LN Pdf neuron (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1      1      5
     LN Pdf neuron | larval stage       1       --       --
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Pdf neuron
 |__adult Pdf neuron____________________
sensory neuron                          |
 |__photoreceptor neuron________________|
 |__adult sensory neuron________________|
adult neuron                            |
 |__adult sensory neuron________________|
visual system neuron                    |
 |__photoreceptor neuron________________|
adult neurosecretory neuron             |
 |__neurosecretory cell of adult brain__|
 |__adult Pdf neuron____________________|
neurosecretory cell of brain            |
 |__neurosecretory cell of adult brain__|
adult peptidergic neuron                |
 |__adult Pdf neuron____________________|
adult CNS neuron                        |
 |__LN period neuron____________________|
 |__neurosecretory cell of adult brain__|
adult pacemaker neuron                  |
 |__LN period neuron____________________|
                                        LN Pdf neuron  235 rec.
                                         |__l-LNv neuron 176 rec.
                                         |   |__extra l-LNv neuron
                                         |__s-LNv Pdf neuron 85 rec.
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neurosecretory cell of adult brain
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