Ependymal cells

Last revised by Ivo Fernandes on 26 Jul 2019

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Fernandes I, Hacking C, Ependymal cells. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51714

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51714

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/51714?iframe=true

rID:

51714

Article created:

4 Mar 2017, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

26 Jul 2019, Ivo Fernandes

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Ivo Fernandes had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

4 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Sections:

Pathology, Anatomy

Ependymal cells are one of the four main types of glial cells, and themselves encompass three types of cells ¹:

ependymocytes: line the ventricles of the brain and central canal of the spinal cord
tanycytes: line the floor of the third ventricle overlying the median eminence of the hypothalamus
choroidal epithelial cells: line the surface of the choroid plexus