Pars tuberalis
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Pars tuberalis | |
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Pituitary gland. (Most of the orange region is "pars distalis", but the part at the top is "pars tuberalis".) | |
Latin | pars tuberalis adenohypophyseos |
Gray's | subject #275 1275 |
The pars tuberalis is part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.
Histology
Principal cells of the pars tuberalis are low columnar in form, with the cytoplasm containing numerous lipid droplets, glycogen granules, and occasional colloid droplets. A sparse population of functional gonadotrophs are present (indicated by immunoreactivity for ACTH, FSH, and LH).[1]
References
- ↑ Ross, Michael. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 5th ed., 2006. pp 695
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It is an extension of the pars distalis up and around infundibulum.
External links
- Pars+tuberalis at eMedicine Dictionary
- UIUC Histology Subject 9
- NeuroNames hier-391
- Slide at pitt.edu
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