ellipsoid body slice [FBbt_00040070]

A radial subdivision of the ellipsoid body arising from the arborization patterns of small field radial fibers. There are 16 of these per ellipsoid body, 8 per hemisphere numbered 1-8, from superior medial to inferior medial.

ellipsoid body slice

ID: FBbt_00040070

Adult Nervous system Synaptic neuropil subdomain

A radial subdivision of the ellipsoid body arising from the arborization patterns of small field radial fibers. There are 16 of these per ellipsoid body, 8 per hemisphere numbered 1-8, from superior medial to inferior medial.

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## Classification

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
segment of ellipsoid body exact synonym
ellipsoid body sector exact synonym Hanesch et al., 1989
ellipsoid body wedge exact synonym Wolff et al., 2015
ellipsoid body glomerulus exact synonym Renn et al., 1999
ellipsoid body segment exact synonym

Neurons with some part in ellipsoid body slice (20 total)

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Neurons with synaptic terminals in ellipsoid body slice (20 total)

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Neurons with presynaptic terminals in ellipsoid body slice (10 total)

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Neurons with postsynaptic terminals in ellipsoid body slice (9 total)

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EPG_PB1 Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, secondary_neuron
EPG_PB2 Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, secondary_neuron
EPG_PB3 Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, secondary_neuron
EPG_PB5 Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, secondary_neuron
EPG_PB6 Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system, secondary_neuron

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Subclasses of ellipsoid body slice (8 total)

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ellipsoid body slice 2 Adult, Nervous_system, Synaptic_neuropil_subdomain
ellipsoid body slice 3 Adult, Nervous_system, Synaptic_neuropil_subdomain
ellipsoid body slice 4 Adult, Nervous_system, Synaptic_neuropil_subdomain
ellipsoid body slice 5 Adult, Nervous_system, Synaptic_neuropil_subdomain
ellipsoid body slice 8 Adult, Nervous_system, Synaptic_neuropil_subdomain

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Images of neurons with some part in ellipsoid body slice (141 total)

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EL(EQ5)_R Adult, Cholinergic, Nervous_system
EL Adult, GABAergic, lineage_DM1_DPMm1
EL_R (MaleCNS:46073) Adult, Octopaminergic, lineage_DM2_DPMpm1
EL_R (MaleCNS:51159) Adult, Octopaminergic, lineage_DM2_DPMpm1
EPG(PB08)_L5 Adult, Cholinergic, Glutamatergic, Nervous_system, secondary_neuron

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