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The secretory ependymal cells of the subcommissural organ: which role in hydrocephalus?
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Jan 2007
Meiniel Annie
Abstract excerpt
Ependyma in the central nervous system gives rise to several specialized cell types, including the secretory ependymal cells located in the subcommissural organ. These elongated cells show large cisternae in their cytoplasm, which are filled with material secreted into the cerebrospinal fluid and toward the leptomeningeal spaces. A specific secretion of the subcommissural organ was named SCO-spondin, regarding...
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