tanycyte

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tanycyte /tan·y·cyte/ (tan´ĭ-sīt) a modified cell of the ependyma of the infundibulum of the hypothalamus; its function is unknown, but it may transport hormones from the cerebrospinal fluid into the hypophyseal circulation or from the hypothalamic neurons to the cerebrospinal fluid.

tanycyte

special cell in the ependyma lining the third ventricle in the brain; the function is unknown.

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