WormMine: AnatomyTerm WBbt:0006830

• Definition: Neuron class of two motoneurons that innervate vulval muscles in the hermaphrodite.
• Name: HSN
• Primary Identifier: WBbt:0006830
• Synonym: hermaphrodite specific neuron

2 Children

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
Herm. specific motor neurons (die in male embryo), innervate vulval muscles, serotonergic	HSNL	lineage name: ABplapppappa	WBbt:0004758
Herm. specific motor neurons (die in male embryo), innervate vulval muscles, serotonergic	HSNR	lineage name: ABprapppappa	WBbt:0004757

2 Expression Clusters

Regulated By Treatment	Description	Algorithm	Primary Identifier
	Transcripts enriched in HSN according to single cell RNAseq.	Genes that pass the Bonferroni threshold for multiple comparisons (q < 0.05) are significantly enriched.	WBPaper00061651:HSN_enriched
	Single-cell RNA-Seq cell group 113 expressed in: HSN.	CellRanger, DecontX, Monocle3, Louvain algorithm.	WBPaper00065623:113

0 Expression Patterns

0 Life Stages

4 Parents

Definition	Name	Synonym	Primary Identifier
neuron making synapse on an effector (muscle, gland).	motor neuron	motoneuron	WBbt:0005409
neuron that uses serotonin as a vesicular neurotransmitter.	serotonergic neuron	5-HT neuron	WBbt:0006837
neuron that uses vesicular acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter.	cholinergic neuron	ACh neuron	WBbt:0006840
An apparatus for laying eggs of the hermaphrodite reproductive system, consists of the uterus, the uterine muscles, the vulva, the vulval muscles, and a local neuropil formed by the egg-laying neurons.	egg-laying apparatus		WBbt:0008587