Type: Interneuron
Male Wiring Project: DVE
In Wormbase: DVE
Lineage: B.ppap
Location: Dorsorectal ganglion
Description: Male specific interneuron. Postembryonically born. DVE process enters the preanal ganglion on the right and contains large vesicles (Sulston et al., 1980). The anterior end-point of DVE neuron process is currently unknown
Neurotransmitter/ Neuropeptide:
- Acetylcholine
(Pereira et al., 2015)
Innexin expression:
Receptor expression:
Function: Possible role in male sperm activation or sperm transfer during mating (Emmons and Sternberg, 1997-Table 1)