Update on Pituitary Folliculo-Stellate Cells
Journal Title: International Archives of Endocrinology Clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Folliculo-stellate cells (FSCs) are a non-endocrine population of sustentacular-like, star-shaped and follicle-forming cells, which contribute about 5-10% of elements from the anterior pituitary lobe. First identified with electron microscopy as non-hormone secreting accessory cells, light microscopy has revealed many of their cytophysiological features, and is known as positive for S-100 protein, a marker for FSCs. They are currently considered as functionally and phenotypically heterogeneous.
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