FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term neuropil glial cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00001303 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Glial cell of the CNS that is associated with neuropil compartments, including synaptic and tract neuropil (Hartenstein, 2011; Omoto et al., 2015; Kremer et al., 2017). These cells have their cell bodies located in the neuropil glial sheath, between the neuropil and the cell body rind, and many of them extend processes into the neuropil (Hartenstein, 2011; Omoto et al., 2015). Two subtypes have been identified, the reticular (astrocyte-like) and ensheathing glia (Hartenstein, 2011; Omoto et al., 2015), which both function in ionic and neurotransmitter homeostasis (Kremer et al., 2017).[ FlyBase:FBrf0082171 FlyBase:FBrf0214261 FlyBase:FBrf0229106 FlyBase:FBrf0234767 ]
Also Known As "neuropil associated CNS glial cell" ; "neuropil associated glial cell" ; "neuropil-associated CNS glial cell" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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 neuropil glial cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     neuropil glial cell | embryonic stage 15
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     neuropil glial cell | somatic clone
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                        CNS glial cell
                         |__neuropil glial cell  478 rec.
                             |__adult neuropil glial cell 245 rec.
                             |   |__adult astrocyte-like glial cell(+) 74 rec.
                             |   |__adult brain neuropil glial cell(+) 107 rec.
                             |   |__adult ensheathing glial cell(+) 171 rec.
                             |   |__adult primary neuropil glial cell(+) 27 rec.
                             |   |__adult secondary neuropil glial cell
                             |   |__adult ventral nerve cord neuropil glial cell
                             |__astrocyte-like glial cell 152 rec.
                             |   |__adult astrocyte-like glial cell(+) 74 rec.
                             |   |__embryonic/larval astrocyte-like glial cell(+) 23 rec.
                             |__ensheathing glial cell 269 rec.
                             |   |__adult ensheathing glial cell(+) 171 rec.
                             |   |__embryonic/larval ensheathing glial cell(+) 102 rec.
                             |__epithelial glial cell 38 rec.
                             |   |__adult lamina epithelial glial cell 6 rec.
                             |   |__embryonic/larval epithelial glial cell 5 rec.
                             |__larval neuropil glial cell 187 rec.
                             |   |__embryonic/larval astrocyte-like glial cell(+) 23 rec.
                             |   |__embryonic/larval ensheathing glial cell(+) 102 rec.
                             |   |__embryonic/larval epithelial glial cell 5 rec.
                             |   |__larval brain neuropil glial cell(+) 16 rec.
                             |   |__larval VNC neuropil glial cell(+) 126 rec.
                             |__nerve root glial cell 45 rec.
                                 |__intersegmental nerve root glial cell(+) 44 rec.
                                 |__segmental nerve root glial cell(+) 19 rec.
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