Table 1:
Classification of Drosophila neurosecretory cells (NSC) based on their cell body position in the central brain
| NSC Super Class | Neuropeptide | Other common names | NSC Class | # in larvae | Expected # in adults | Observed # in adults |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medial | Myosuppressin (DMS) | SP3 | m-NSCDMS | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Medial | Diuretic Hormone 44 (DH44) | DH44-PI | m-NSCDH44 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Medial | Drosophila Insulin-Like Peptides (DILP) 2, 3 and 5 | IPC | m-NSCDILP | 14 | 14 | 18* |
| Medial | Eclosion Hormone (EH) | Vm | NSCEH | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lateral | Corazonin (CRZ) | DLP, CC-LP2 | l-NSCCRZ | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Lateral | Ion-Transport Peptide (ITP) | ALK, ipc-1 | l-NSCITP | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Lateral | Diuretic Hormone 31 (DH31) | CA-LP | l-NSCDH31 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Lateral | ProThoracicoTropic Hormone (PTTH) | PG-LP | l-NSCPTTH | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Subesophageal | Capability (CAPA) | Large SEG neurons | SEZ-NSCCAPA | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Subesophageal | Hugin | HugRG | SEZ-NSCHugin | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Medial | Unknown | m-NSCunknown | 10 | |||
| Lateral | Unknown | l-NSCunknown | 14 | |||
| Total | 56 | 58 | 80 |
*
Notes: It is unclear at this point if all 18 m-NSCDILP express all three or different combinations of DILP2, 3 and 5.