RIR

Type: Ring interneuron
In MoW: RIR
Male Wiring Project: RIR
In Wormbase: RIR
Lineage: AB prpapppaa
Location: Head
Description: Single neuron with a cell body situated in the ventral ganglion
Neurotransmitter/ Neuropeptide:
- Acetylcholine
(Pereira et al., 2015)
Innexin expression:
Receptor expression:
Function:

 
 

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RIR (AB prpapppaa) development in the embryo. Dorsal view. Bottom is left side of the embryo. Spheres indicate individual nuclei. Black sphere: ancestors of RIR; dark grey spheres: apoptotic cells; other cells follow the WA color code (after they acquire specific cell or tissue identities). 0 min is fertilization. Click on the movie for higher resolution rendition (by A. Santella & Z. Bao).


Last revision: July 10, 2014
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