Pituicyte

Pituicyte
Details
LocationPosterior pituitary
FunctionGlial cell
Identifiers
Latinpituicytus
NeuroLex IDsao1004082033
THH3.08.02.2.00040
FMA83503
Anatomical terms of microanatomy

Pituicytes are glial cells of the posterior pituitary. Their main role is to assist in the storage and release of neurohypophysial hormones.[1]

  1. ^ Hatton, GI (September 1988). "Pituicytes, glia and control of terminal secretion" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 139: 67–79. PMID 3062122.