Detailed Cell Information: VB2

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Details about selected cell

NeuroMorpho.Org ID :	NMO_09756
Cell Name :	VB2
Archive Name :	OpenWorm
Species Name :	C. elegans
Strain :	N2
Structural Domains :	Dendrites, Soma, No Axon
Physical Integrity :	Dendrites Complete
Morphological Attributes :	Diameter, 3D, Angles
Min Age :	Not reported
Max Age :	Not reported
Gender :	Hermaphrodite
Min Weight :	Not reported
Max Weight :	Not reported
Development :	adult
Primary Brain Region :	somatic nervous system
Secondary Brain Region :	ventral nerve cord
Tertiary Brain Region :	Not reported
Primary Cell Class :	principal cell
Secondary Cell Class :	Motoneuron
Tertiary Cell Class :	Not reported
Original Format :	Custom.xml
Experiment Protocol :	in vivo
Experimental Condition :	Control
Staining Method :	Not reported
Slicing Direction :	Not reported
Slice Thickness :	Not reported
Tissue Shrinkage :	Not reported
Objective Type :	Not reported
Magnification :	Not reported
Reconstruction Method :	Custom
Date of Deposition :	2012-09-04
Date of Upload :	2013-05-06
Persistence Vector :	VB2.pvec
Note :	Original reconstruction generated by Christian Grove for the Virtual Worm project at WormBase/CalTech. NeuroML conversion in neuroConstruct by Sergey Khayrulin, Tim Busbice, and Padraig Gleeson. Metadata drawn from the WormAtlas by Tim Busbice, Padraig Gleeson, and Stephen Larson for the OpenWorm project.

Reference Article

Related Article Reference :	WormBase: a comprehensive resource for nematode research.

Measurements

Soma Surface :	30.85 μm²
Number of Stems :	1
Number of Bifurcations :	2
Number of Branches :	5
Overall Width :	2.01 μm
Overall Height :	330.15 μm
Overall Depth :	62.37 μm
Average Diameter :	0.44 μm
Total Length :	360.84 μm
Total Surface :	516.67 μm²
Total Volume :	59.23 μm³
Max Euclidean Distance :	282.81 μm
Max Path Distance :	309.66 μm
Max Branch Order :	2
Average Contraction :	0.96
Total Fragmentation :	30
Partition Asymmetry :	0.5
Average Rall's Ratio :	1.8
Average Bifurcation Angle Local :	60.44°
Average Bifurcation Angle Remote :	124.7°
Fractal Dimension :	1