AVFL, AVFR

Type: Interneuron
In MoW: AVF
Male Wiring Project: AVFLh, AVFRh, AVFLm, AVFRm
In Wormbase: AVF, AVFL, AVFR
Lineage: P1.aaaa or W.aaa (stochastic choice for L/R)
Location: Retrovesicular ganglion of head
Description: Postembryonically born interneurons, processes in ventral cord and ring, few synapses. In some animals posterior process of AVFR may extend into (R) dorsorectal commissure instead of ending in preanal ganglion (Hall and Russell, 1991). Both L and R neurons send their nerve ring processes around the ring on the same side, in parallel, rather than in opposite routes.
Neurotransmitter/ Neuropeptide:
Innexin expression:
- INX-8
(Altun et al., 2009)
Receptor expression: Express PDFR-1; pigment dispersing factor (PDF-1) receptor (Barrios et al., 2012)
Function:




 

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