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The ependymal cell layer that covers the surface of the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord consists of a simple cuboidal epithelium; the cells are linked by belt desmosomes. Specialised ependyma regions are present in the third ventricle, characterised by the presence of tanycytes, which contain basal processes that form end-feet on blood vessels and are attached to each other by zones of tight junctions building up a barrier.
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Pavelka, M., Roth, J. (2010). Choroid Plexus Ependyma. In: Functional Ultrastructure. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99390-3_115
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