Hypothalamic tanycytes: potential roles in the control of feeding and energy balance

Tanycytes, glial-like cells that line the third ventricle, are emerging as components of the hypothalamic networks that control body weight and energy balance. They contact the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and send processes that come into close contact with neurons in the arcuate and ventromedial hypo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bolborea, Matei, Dale, Nicholas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Applied Science Publishing 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605593/