Pars tuberalis 1419104 168841162 2007-11-02T23:58:45Z Topgunner 5689887 {{Infobox Anatomy | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = pars tuberalis adenohypophyseos | GraySubject = 275 | GrayPage = 1275 | Image = Pituitary gland.PNG | Caption = Pituitary gland. (Most of the orange region is "pars distalis", but the part at the top is "pars tuberalis".) | Image2 = | Caption2 = | Precursor = | System = | Artery = | Vein = | Nerve = | Lymph = | MeshName = | MeshNumber = | DorlandsPre = p_07 | DorlandsSuf = 12618120 | }} The '''pars tuberalis''' is part of the [[Anterior pituitary|anterior lobe of the pituitary gland]], and wraps the [[pituitary stalk]] in a highly vascularized sheath. == Histology == Prinicipal 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)<ref>Ross, Michael. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 5th ed., 2006. pp 695</ref>. ==External links== * {{eMedicineDictionary|Pars+tuberalis}} * {{UIUCHistologySubject|9}} * {{BrainInfo|hier|391}} * [http://navigator.medschool.pitt.edu/34_viewPage.asp?pageID=11229113&nobars=true Slide at pitt.edu] == References == <references/> {{pituitary_gland}} [[Category:Endocrine system]] It is an extension of the pars distalis up and around infundibulum.