- expulsion defective
Animals exhibit defects in the expulsion of gut contents. In C. elegans, this refers to the final step of the defecation cycle in which the intestinal muscle and anal depressor contractions further pressurize intestinal contents and open the anus to permit expulsion.
- expulsion variant
Any variation in the expulsion of gut contents compared to control. In C. elegans, this refers to the final step of the defecation cycle in which the intestinal muscle and anal depressor contractions further pressurize intestinal contents and open the anus to permit expulsion.
- body wall muscle cell polarization variant
Variations in the accumulation of muscle proteins at membranes where adjacent muscle cells contact each other and the hypodermis compared to control. In C. elegans, during early embryonic body wall muscle development, muscle, basement membrane, and hypodermal components are all colocalized in a continuous linear structure at the site of muscle-hypodermal contact.
- tail swelling
Swelling in the post anal region compared to control. In C. elegans this swelling can be associated with infection from the nematode-specific bacterial pathogen, Microbacterium nematophilum.
- myopodia present
Animals exhibit ectopic plasma membrane extensions from muscle, these extensions are random projections that are thinner than the typical muscle arm.
- body wall muscle contraction abnormal
Initiation, strength, extent or cessation of body wall muscle activity that results in the shortening of the muscle, is aberrant compared to control animals.