title: Telocytes in ileum of the Chinese giant salamander: ultrastructural evidence.
abstract: Telocytes (TCs) and their telopodes (Tps) have been found in various organs of many mammals, including in lower animals. However, knowledge of TCs in lower animals is still very limited. This study identified TCs and their Tps in the ileum of the Chinese giant salamander, Andrias davidianus (Amphibia: Caudata), by transmission electron microscopy. The TCs/Tps were found near epithelial cells, glandular cells and unmyelinated nerve fibres. Moreover, exosomes were also found to be present in between TCs/Tps and these cells.
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Shengwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Shasha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Pengcheng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Zuohong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoquan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D007082:Ileum / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D000067170:Telocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014562:Caudata / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
keywords: giant salamander; ileum; telocytes; telopodes; ultrastructure