adult midgut region R3 [FBbt_00110897]

Region of the adult midgut that contains the copper cells. This region initiates a retrograde folding of the midgut, (from posterior to anterior), and it follows a ventral-dorsal axis. It can be subdivided into an anterior section containing the copper cells (R3ab) and a posterior one with large flat cells (R3c). (Strand and Micchelli, 2011, Buchon et al., 2013)

adult midgut region R3

ID: FBbt_00110897

Adult Anatomy

Region of the adult midgut that contains the copper cells. This region initiates a retrograde folding of the midgut, (from posterior to anterior), and it follows a ventral-dorsal axis. It can be subdivided into an anterior section containing the copper cells (R3ab) and a posterior one with large flat cells (R3c). (Strand and Micchelli, 2011, Buchon et al., 2013)

This adult midgut region corresponds to the previously described region called middle midgut (Buchon et al., 2013.

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Classification

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
adult middle midgut exact synonym Buchon et al., 2013
adult acid zone exact synonym Shanbhag and Tripathi, 2009

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