has soma location overlaps capable of part of peptide hormone secreting cell embryonic/larval aorta embryonic/larval corpus cardiacum larva prothoracic gland innervating neuron embryonic/larval corpus cardiacum innervating neuron larval neurosecretory neuron Akh secreting cell larval Akh secreting cell 2021-04-22T16:56:51Z FBbt:00058018 Peptidergic neuron that secretes the glucagon-like Adipokinetic hormone (Akh). This includes all and only the cells of the larval corpus cardiacum (Lee and Park, 2004; Park et al., 2008). They have projections to the prothoracic gland and the aorta, where they have peptide-release sites (Lee and Park, 2004; Hughson et al., 2021). They can store insulin like peptides released by the insulin secreting cells of the pars intercerebralis and release these, along with Akh, to the prothoracic gland (Ghosh et al., 2022). They are involved in regulating larval developmental rate in low-nutrient conditions (Hughson et al., 2021; Ghosh et al., 2022). Each corpus cardiacum lobe contains approximately 7-8 of these cells (Lee and Park, 2004; Park et al., 2008). fly_anatomy.ontology larval Akh neuron Expresses synaptobrevin and described as having 'axonal projections' (Hughson et al., 2021), therefore classified as a neuron. VFB:FBbt_00058018 larval peptidergic neuron endocrine cell of the larval ring gland response to nutrient levels