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description | A type of tanycyte found in the lateral infundibular recess of the brain. This tanycyte has an elongated morphology with multiple microvilli extending to the third ventricle in the lateral zones of the median eminence. This type of tanycyte expresses FGF receptors 1 and 2, is in contact with GnRH neurons, and is involved in the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). |