Pars tuberalis: Definition from Answers.com

Pars tuberalis

Pituitary gland. (Most of the orange region is "pars distalis", but the part at the top is "pars tuberalis".)
Latin	pars tuberalis adenohypophyseos
Gray's	subject #275 1275

The pars tuberalis is part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, and wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.

Histology

Principal cells of the pars tuberalis are low columnar in form, with the cytoplasm containing numerous lipid droplets, glycogen granules, and occasional colloid droplets. A sparse population of functional gonadotrophs are present (indicated by immunoreactivity for ACTH, FSH, and LH)^[1].

External links

Pars+tuberalis at eMedicine Dictionary
UIUC Histology Subject 9
NeuroNames hier-391
Slide at pitt.edu

References

^ Ross, Michael. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 5th ed., 2006. pp 695

Human anatomy, endocrine system: endocrine glands

Hypothalamic/
pituitary axes

Pineal gland

Pinealocyte · Corpora arenacea

Islets of pancreas

Alpha cell · Beta cell · Delta cell · PP cell · Epsilon cell

It is an extension of the pars distalis up and around infundibulum.

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