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Cardiac telocytes and fibroblasts in primary culture: different morphologies and immunophenotypes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Bei Yihua, Zhou Qiulian, Fu Siyi, Lv Dongchao, Chen Ping, Chen Yuanyuan, Wang Fei, Xiao Junjie
Abstract excerpt
Telocytes (TCs) are a peculiar type of interstitial cells with very long prolongations termed telopodes. TCs have previously been identified in different anatomic structures of the heart, and have also been isolated and cultured from heart tissues in vitro. TCs and fibroblasts, both located in the interstitial spaces of the heart, have different morphologies and functionality. However, other than microscopic...
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