Transmission Electron Microscopy as Key Technique for the Characterization of Telocytes.
It was 50 years ago when the details of cellular structure were first observed with an electron microscope (EM). Today, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) still provides the highest resolution detail of cellular ultrastructure. The existence of telocytes (TCs) has been described by Hinescu and Popescu in 2005 and up to now, many studies have been done in different tissues. EM has been fundamental in identification and recognition of TC and relationship between TC and stem cells (SCs) in recent years. We present a review on the importance of TEM to provide major advances in the knowledge of the biology of these cells.
Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba, Avda. Menéndez Pidal, s/n., 14004 Córdoba, Spain. b12cacai@uco.es.
Irene
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Cantarero
Maria Jose
MJ
Luesma
Jose Miguel
JM
Alvarez-Dotu
Eduardo
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Muñoz
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Junquera
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D000067170:Telocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*