Hypothalamo-hypophysial function following the lesion of tanycytes in the median eminence of the rat
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cell and tissue research
- Vol. 209 (2) , 225-238
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00237628
Abstract
Summary The transport of hormones from the cerebrospinal fluid to the adenohypophysis by the tanycytes of the median eminence was examined in male rats. Electron microscopy revealed that all ependymal cells including the tanycytes disappear or degenerate in rats subjected to electric cauterization of the ependymal layer lining the third ventricle. However, the granular axons in the palisade layer of the median eminence remain intact. In rats subjected to electric lesion, no significant change was found in either the serum-LH level or in the weight of the adenohypophysis, testes, adrenal and thyroid glands. It is concluded that the tanycytes do not participate in the hypothalamic regulation of hypophysial function.Keywords
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