FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term adult glial cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00100497 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Glial cell that is part of the adult. Subtypes generally tend to tile, minimizing contact with their glial neighbors and maximizing contact with their neuronal compartment (Kremer et al., 2017). They also do not seem to recognize particular neurons or neuropils; sometimes one glial cell has partial coverage of multiple units and multiple glial cells may tile across the same unit (Kremer et al., 2017).[ FlyBase:FBrf0206543 FlyBase:FBrf0214261 FlyBase:FBrf0234767 ]
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Alleles (FBal)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION
Insertions (FBti)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 adult glial cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     adult glial cell | somatic clone
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adult
 |__adult nervous system__
nervous system            |
 |__adult nervous system__|
 |__glial cell____________|
somatic cell              |
 |__glial cell____________|
                          adult glial cell  4148 rec.
                           |__adult CNS glial cell 569 rec.
                           |   |__adult brain surface glial cell(+) 129 rec.
                           |   |__adult cell body glial cell(+) 98 rec.
                           |   |__adult neuropil glial cell(+) 245 rec.
                           |   |__adult optic lobe glial cell(+) 227 rec.
                           |   |__adult subesophageal lateral glial cell 2 rec.
                           |   |__adult VNC perineurial glial cell 7 rec.
                           |__adult period glial cell
                           |__adult PNS glial cell 3493 rec.
                           |   |__adult PNS perineurial glial cell 1 rec.
                           |   |__adult PNS subperineurial glial cell 5 rec.
                           |   |__adult wrapping glial cell(+) 45 rec.
                           |   |__pigment cell(+) 3429 rec.
                           |__adult surface glial cell 164 rec.
                               |__adult brain surface glial cell(+) 129 rec.
                               |__adult perineurial glial cell(+) 70 rec.
                               |__adult subperineurial glial cell(+) 45 rec.
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Is a glial cell
Part of adult nervous system
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