Tanycytes

Tanycytes

Tanycytes are special ependymal cells located in the floor of the third ventricle having processes extending deep into the hypothalamus. 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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