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Pars tuberalis
| 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 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier |
p_07/12618120 |
The pars tuberalis is part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.
Histology
Prinicipal 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
It is an extension of the pars distalis up and around infundibulum.
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