title: Telocytes in Exocrine Glands Stroma.
abstract: Stroma is viewed as the supportive framework of a predominant epithelial organ, comprising mostly of connective tissue, blood vessels and nerves. Since the discovery of telocytes one decade ago (Popescu and Faussone-Pellegrini J Cell Mol Med 2010;14(4):729-40), their presence was proven in several exocrine gland stromata, including major and minor salivary glands, mammary glands as well as exocrine pancreas.Telocytes have been found in a close connection with acinar and ductal structures but also with their stromal neighbours - nerves, blood vessels or other connective elements, either cells or collagen fibres.The approaches used to reveal the telocytes' location were immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy.
authors: Histology and Cytology Department, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari, RO-050474, Bucharest, Romania. mihnea.nicolescu@umf.ro.|"Victor Babeș" National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania. mihnea.nicolescu@umf.ro.
authors: Mihnea Ioan
authors: MI
authors: Nicolescu
mesh_terms: D061354:Acinar Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D046790:Pancreas, Exocrine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000067170:Telocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*
keywords: Mammary gland; Pancreas; Parotid; Submandibular; Telocytes