EL [FBbt_00049180]

Neuron that receives input in a wedge (slice) of the ellipsoid body, spanning its full anterior-posterior depth (Wolff et al., 2015). It has within-type synapsing in a poorly-defined region surrounding the dorsal gall (Wolff et al., 2015; Hulse et al., 2021). It receives input from several types of ring neuron (Hulse et al., 2021).

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EL

ID: FBbt_00049180

Adult Nervous system Neuron

Rare variants of this cell type may additionally target the protocerebral bridge or separate regions of the ellipsoid body (Wolff et al., 2015).

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## Classification

small field neuron of the central complex

Relationships

receives synaptic input from neuron: adult ellipsoid body R-neuron, adult ellipsoid body extrinsic ring neuron, adult ellipsoid body-dorsal gall surround neuron
receives synaptic input in region: dorsal gall surround, ellipsoid body slice
sends synaptic output to cell: adult ellipsoid body-dorsal gall surround neuron
sends synaptic output to region: dorsal gall surround

Alternative Names

Synonym	Scope	Reference
EL	exact synonym	Bates et al., 2025
EBw.AMP.s-Dga-s.b neuron	exact synonym	Wolff et al., 2015
EL	exact synonym	Berg et al., 2025
ellipsoid body-lateral accessory lobe neuron	exact synonym	Scheffer et al., 2020
EBw.AMP.s-Dga-s.b cell	exact synonym	Wolff et al., 2015
EB-LAL neuron	exact synonym	Hulse et al., 2021
EL	exact synonym	Scheffer et al., 2020
EBGAs	exact synonym	Scheffer et al., 2020
EL	exact synonym	Wolff and Rubin, 2018
EL	exact synonym	Schlegel et al., 2024
ellipsoid body wedge anterior medial and posterior shells-dorsal gall surround neuron	exact synonym

List all available images of EL (80 total)

Thumbnail	Name	Tags
	EL_L (MaleCNS:34188)	Adult, Octopaminergic, lineage_DM2_DPMpm1
	EL_R (MaleCNS:14871)	lineage_DM4_CM4, Adult, Octopaminergic
	EL_R (MaleCNS:29713)	lineage_DM1_DPMm1, Adult, Octopaminergic
	EL_R (MaleCNS:46764)	lineage_DM3_DPMpm2, Adult, Octopaminergic
	EL_R (MaleCNS:61590)	lineage_DM4_CM4, Adult, Octopaminergic