Subcommissural organ

Subcommissural organ

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Caption = Mesal aspect of a brain sectioned in the median sagittal plane. (Subcommissural organ not labeled, but region is visible, near the pineal .)


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The subcommissural organ is a circumventricular organ consisting of ependymal cells which secrete somatostatin.

It is named for its location relative to the posterior commissure.

External links

* http://www.bu.edu/dbin/anatneuro/research/sleep_and_circadium/overview.php


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