mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle 59 [FBbt_00058915]

The larger of the mesothoracic pleurosternal muscles. It is located dorsally to pleurosternal muscle 60 (Miyan and Ewing, 1985). It is one of only two flight muscles that express doublesex (Shirangi et al., 2013).

mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle 59

ID: FBbt_00058915

Adult Muscle

The larger of the mesothoracic pleurosternal muscles. It is located dorsally to pleurosternal muscle 60 (Miyan and Ewing, 1985). It is one of only two flight muscles that express doublesex (Shirangi et al., 2013).

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## Classification

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
pleurosternal 1 exact synonym Dickinson and Tu, 1997
ps1 muscle exact synonym Dickinson and Tu, 1997

Parts of mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle 59 (1 total)

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muscle cell of mesothoracic pleurosternal muscle 59 Adult, Muscle

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