WormMine: AnatomyTerm WBbt:0008630

• Definition: A neuron belonging to a class of 2 bilateral, cholinergic, peptidergic, male-specific, ciliated neurons generated by transdifferentiation from a male PHso1 glial cell in the late L4 larval stage of a male C. elegans animal.
• Name: PHD
• Primary Identifier: WBbt:0008630
• Synonym: Phasmid D neuron

2 Children

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
The left PHD neuron of the pair of bilateral PHD neurons in a male C. elegans animal.	PHDL	Phasmid D neuron left	WBbt:0008631
The right PHD neuron of the pair of bilateral PHD neurons in a male C. elegans animal.	PHDR	Phasmid D neuron right	WBbt:0008632

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3 Parents

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron that uses vesicular acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter.	cholinergic neuron	ACh neuron	WBbt:0006840
neuron type, neurons that have ciliated nerve endings.	ciliated neuron		WBbt:0006816
cells or anatomical parts specific to the male sex	male-specific anatomical entity		WBbt:0005757