Ependymal cells
Last revised by Ivo Fernandes on 26 Jul 2019
Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data
Citation:
Gaillard F, Fernandes I, Hacking C, Ependymal cells. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51714
Permalink:
rID:
51714
Article created:
Disclosures:
At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
View Frank Gaillard's current disclosures
Last revised:
26 Jul 2019,
Ivo Fernandes
Disclosures:
At the time the article was last revised Ivo Fernandes had no recorded disclosures.
View Ivo Fernandes's current disclosures
Revisions:
4 times, by
3 contributors -
see full revision history and disclosures
Systems:
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
References
- 1. Richard S. Snell. Clinical Neuroanatomy. 7th Edition ISBN: 9780781794275
Incoming Links
Related articles: Histology
- cells (general)
- general cellular structure
- cell membrane
- nucleus
- nucleolus
- chromatin
- cytoplasm
- organelles
- cytoskeleton
- endoplasmic reticulum
- smooth
- rough
- Golgi complex
- lysosomes
- mitochondria
- peroxisomes
- ribosomes
- body systems
-
blood
- platelets
- red blood cells
- white blood cells
- granular
- non-granular
- central nervous system
-
blood
- general cellular structure
- immunohistochemistry
-
histological stains
- alcian blue stain
- azan stain
- Giemsa stain
- Gram stain
- hematoxylin and eosin stain (H&E)
- immunoperoxidase staining
- Luxol fast blue stain
- Masson's trichrome stain
- methylene blue
- Nissl stain
- oil red O stain
- osmium stain
- Papanicolaou stain
- periodic acid-Schiff reaction (PAS)
- Prussian blue stain
- reticulin stain
- silver stain
- Sudan stains
- toluidine blue stain
- van Gieson stain
- Ziehl-Neelsen stain
- specific features and structures
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.