- Tanycytes
Tanycytes are special
ependymal cells located in the floor of thethird ventricle having processes extending deep into thehypothalamus . It is possible that their function is to transfer chemical signals from CSF to CNS.Recent text suggests that tanycytes are involved in transferring selected molecules from blood to CSF.
External links
* http://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/mb140/CorePages/Nervous/Nervous.htm
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