has soma location capable of capable of part of expresses has synaptic IO in region SIFa adult pars intercerebralis neuron calyx of adult mushroom body adult SIFamide cell of pars intercerebralis 2018-07-12T13:49:08Z fly_anatomy.ontology VFB:FBbt_00047427 Neuron of the adult pars intercerebralis (PI) that expresses SIFamide (SIFa) (Verleyen et al., 2004; Terhzaz et al., 2007). There are two of these cells per hemisphere, thought to be the only SIFamide-expressing cells of the adult central nervous system (Terhzaz et al., 2007). They innervate large parts of the brain and ventral nerve cord (Terhzaz et al., 2007), including the mushroom body calyx and alpha lobe slice 3 (Aso et al., 2014). These neurons play a role in inhibiting courtship behavior in males and reducing receptivity in females (Terhzaz et al., 2007). SIFa SIFamide SIFa FBbt:00047427 SIFamide cell of pars intercerebralis adult neurosecretory cell of pars intercerebralis adult peptidergic neuron mushroom body calyx arborizing neuron 2 mushroom body alpha lobe slice 3 courtship behavior peptide hormone secretion