adult midgut region R2a [FBbt_00110894]

Subregion at the anterior end of the adult midgut region R2. It is composed of enterocytes containing lipid vesicles with an apical extrusion and a typical columnar morphology. It is distinguished from region R2b by gene expression. (Marianes and Spradling, 2013, Buchon et al., 2013)

adult midgut region R2a

ID: FBbt_00110894

Adult Anatomy

Subregion at the anterior end of the adult midgut region R2. It is composed of enterocytes containing lipid vesicles with an apical extrusion and a typical columnar morphology. It is distinguished from region R2b by gene expression. (Marianes and Spradling, 2013, Buchon et al., 2013)

The adult midgut anterior 2 region described by Marianes and Spradling, 2013 corresponds to regions R2a and R2b of Buchon et al., 2013.

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adult midgut anterior 2 region broad synonym Marianes and Spradling, 2013
adult midgut A2 region broad synonym Marianes and Spradling, 2013

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