Hypothalamic tanycytes: a key component of brain–endocrine interaction
EM Rodríguez, JL Blázquez, FE Pastor… - International review of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Tanycytes are bipolar cells bridging the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the portal capillaries
and may link the CSF to neuroendocrine events. During the perinatal period a
subpopulation of radial glial cells differentiates into tanycytes, a cell lineage sharing some
properties with astrocytes and the radial glia, but displaying unique and distinct
morphological, molecular, and functional characteristics. Four populations of tanycytes, α 1,
2 and β 1, 2, can be distinguished. These subtypes express differentially important functional …
and may link the CSF to neuroendocrine events. During the perinatal period a
subpopulation of radial glial cells differentiates into tanycytes, a cell lineage sharing some
properties with astrocytes and the radial glia, but displaying unique and distinct
morphological, molecular, and functional characteristics. Four populations of tanycytes, α 1,
2 and β 1, 2, can be distinguished. These subtypes express differentially important functional …