| Term Name: | tail portion of tanycyte |
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| Synonyms: | tail portion |
| Definition: | Elongated process of a tanycyte, devoid of cytoplasmic extensions, that courses through the hypothalamic nuclei to form small endfoot processes that terminate either on blood vessels or at the pial surface of the brain. A tanycyte is a specialized elongated ventricular ependymal cell. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:1990018] QuickGO AmiGO |