polar follicle cell [FBbt_00004907]

Follicle cell at the anterior or posterior pole of the egg chamber. Initially they are found in clusters of 3-8 per pole, then excess cells undergo apoptosis during stages 2-5, leaving 2 per cluster. Can be identified by expression of upd1 (Rust et al., 2020).

Open polar follicle cell in VFB

VFB Term Json

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