BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology

Last uploaded: February 4, 2022
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001953
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001953
Preferred Name

tanycyte

Definitions
Modified ependymal cell of the median eminence, having a body that lies near the third ventricle and sending out processes that extend to the capillary plexus of the portal circulation. Its function is unknown, but it may transport hormones from the cerebrospinal fluid into the portal circulation or from hypothalamic neurons to the cerebrospinal fluid.
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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