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Term distal medulla glial cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00100528 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Glial cell located proximal to the marginal glial cells. They elaborate long processes and wrap R cell axons in the medulla, which stop precisely at the base of expanded R8 and R7 growth cones. They also extend processes to the bottom of the lamina furrow (Poeck et al., 2001).[ FlyBase:FBrf0134808 ]
CommentOriginal reference (Poeck et al., 2001) does not distinguish ensheathing and reticular glia, so this cell type covers both - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1373-1705.
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adult optic lobe glial cell__|
                             adult medulla neuropil associated glial cell
                              |__distal medulla glial cell  2 rec.
                                  |__adult distal medulla astrocyte-like glial cell
                                  |__adult distal medulla ensheathing glial cell
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