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SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 55, 期 -, 页码 3-8出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2016.01.036
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homocellular contacts; heterocellular contacts; interstitial cells; mixed networks; The telocytes (TC)
Telocytes (TC) are an interstitial cell type located in the connective tissue of many organs of humans and laboratory mammals. By means of homocellular contacts, TC build a scaffold whose meshes integrity and continuity are guaranteed by those contacts having a mechanical function; those contacts acting as sites of intercellular communication allow exchanging information and spreading signals. Heterocellular contacts between TC and a great variety of cell types give origin to mixed networks. TC, by means of all these types of contacts, their interaction with the extracellular matrix and their vicinity to nerve endings, are part of an integrated system playing tissue/organ-specific roles. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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