tanycyte
Sign in to saveTanycytes are highly specialized ependymal cells found in the third ventricle of the brain, and on the floor of the fourth ventricle. Each tanycyte has a long basal process that extends deep into the hypothalamus. It is possible that their function is to transfer chemical signals from the cerebrospinal fluid to the central nervous system.
Key facts
- Cell.Name
- Tanycyte
- Cell.Image
- Glial distribution of Cu Zn SOD immunoreactivity in intact immature rat brain third ventricle with a tanicyte.jpg
- Cell.Caption
- Third ventricle wall in the brain of an immature rat. A tanycyte coexpressing CuZn SOD and GFAP is marked by the arrow.
- Cell.Location
- Ependyma of third ventricle of the brain
- Cell.Latin
- tanycytus
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Structure
- Processes
- Subtypes
- Function
- Role in the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- See also
- References
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Tanycytes are highly specialized ependymal cells found in the third ventricle of the brain, and on the floor of the fourth ventricle. Each tanycyte has a long basal process that extends deep into the hypothalamus. It is possible that their function is to transfer chemical signals from the cerebrospinal fluid to the central nervous system.
The term tanycyte comes from the Greek word tanus which means elongated.
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