seminal receptacle [FBbt_00004922]

Coiled epithelial tube connected to the anterior ventral part of the uterus (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010; McQueen et al., 2022). The tube is approximately 2 millimeters long, with a funnel-shaped entrance, a narrow proximal region and a wide distal region (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). The proximal region is lined by an epithelium with dense microvilli covered by a thick extracellular matrix (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). The epithelium of the distal region has its microvilli arranged in a highly ordered brush border covered by a thin extracellular matrix (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). External to the epithelium is a basal lamina surrounded by a circular muscle layer (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). After mating, sperm are stored in this organ and remain active and motile (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010).
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seminal receptacle

ID: FBbt_00004922

Anatomy

Coiled epithelial tube connected to the anterior ventral part of the uterus (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010; McQueen et al., 2022). The tube is approximately 2 millimeters long, with a funnel-shaped entrance, a narrow proximal region and a wide distal region (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). The proximal region is lined by an epithelium with dense microvilli covered by a thick extracellular matrix (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). The epithelium of the distal region has its microvilli arranged in a highly ordered brush border covered by a thin extracellular matrix (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). External to the epithelium is a basal lamina surrounded by a circular muscle layer (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010). After mating, sperm are stored in this organ and remain active and motile (Heifetz and Rivlin, 2010).

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## Classification

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Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
tubular receptacle exact synonym McQueen et al., 2022
ventral receptacle exact synonym McQueen et al., 2022

Expression patterns overlapping seminal receptacle (6 total)

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P{Octβ2R-GAL4.L} expression pattern Expression_pattern
P{GMR39E06-GAL4} expression pattern Expression_pattern
P{GAL4-tim.E} expression pattern Expression_pattern
P{GAL4-per.BS} expression pattern Expression_pattern
P{PZ}Hr39[03508] expression pattern Expression_pattern

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