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* '''Pinealocytes''' - produce and secrete melatonin.
* '''Pinealocytes''' - produce and secrete melatonin.
* '''Astrocytes''' - glial cells (contain glial fibrillary acidic protein, GFAP) may play a role in modulation of pineal indoleamines and norepinephrine.
* '''Astrocytes''' - glial cells (contain glial fibrillary acidic protein, GFAP) may play a role in modulation of pineal indoleamines and norepinephrine.
** Human and Sheep - form arrangements of astrocytic processes around pinealocytes. In sheep form a specialised "basket-like" arrangement. Fibres in human and sheep pineals may be derived from both intra- and extra glandular sites. Fibre arrangement and origins differ for rodents. PMID 3897467  
** Human and sheep astrocytes - form arrangements of processes around the pinealocytes (sheep form a specialised "basket-like" arrangement). Fibres in human and sheep pineals may be derived from both intra- and extra glandular sites. Fibre arrangement and origins differ for rodents. PMID 3897467  





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Pineal Histology

  • Pinealocytes - produce and secrete melatonin.
  • Astrocytes - glial cells (contain glial fibrillary acidic protein, GFAP) may play a role in modulation of pineal indoleamines and norepinephrine.
    • Human and sheep astrocytes - form arrangements of processes around the pinealocytes (sheep form a specialised "basket-like" arrangement). Fibres in human and sheep pineals may be derived from both intra- and extra glandular sites. Fibre arrangement and origins differ for rodents. PMID 3897467


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