Cell organization of the rat pars tuberalis. Evidence for open communication between pars tuberalis cells, cerebrospinal fluid and tanycytes

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 339, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 359-381

  Guerra, Montserrat ^a   Blázquez, Juan Luís ^b   Peruzzo, Bruno ^a   Peláez, Belén ^b   Rodríguez, Sara ^a   Toranzo, Daniel ^b   Pastor, Francisco ^b   Rodríguez, Esteban M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Endocrine cells; Immunocytochemistry; Non endocrine cells; Pars tuberalis; Rat (Sprague Dawley, male); Tanycytes; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ORGANIZATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CILIARY MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECRETORY CELL; TANYCYTE;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; CENTRIOLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CILIA; ENDOCRINE CELLS; ENDOCYTOSIS; EPENDYMA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GOLGI APPARATUS; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; S100 PROTEINS; SECRETORY VESICLES; THIRD VENTRICLE;

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; RATTUS;

EID: 77649275627     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0885-8     Document Type: Article

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