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Telocytes as potential targets in a cyclophosphamide-induced animal model of premature ovarian failure.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Sept 2016
Liu Te, Wang Suwei, Li Qiong, Huang Yongyi, Chen Chuan, Zheng Jin
Abstract excerpt
Premature ovarian failure (POF) refers to the presence of ovarian atrophic permanent amenorrhea in women under the age of 40. The pathogenesis of POF remains to be fully elucidated. Telocytes are a group of specialized cells with a small cell volume and very long cytoplasmic prolongations with dichotomous branching. Previous studies have indicated that telocytes function to support the trachea and serve as stem...
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