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pituicyte
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pituicyte [pə′tü·ə‚sīt]
(histology)
The characteristic cell of the neurohypophysis; these cells are pigmented and fusiform and are probably derived from neuroglial cells.
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[8] It is suggested that GCTs and their tumorlet precursors derive from pituicytes and thus are astrocytic in nature and therefore a form of glioma.
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