Pars_tuberalis

Pars tuberalis

Pars tuberalis

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

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    Ross, Michael. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 5th ed., 2006. pp 695

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