Interstitial Cajal-like cells (ICLC) in human resting mammary gland stroma. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) identification

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 893-910

  Gherghiceanu, Mihaela ^a   Popescu, L M ^a,b  

^a VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Caveolae; Cell processes; Electron microscopy; Fibroblasts; Human mammary gland; Immune synapses; Intercellular communications; Interstitial Cajal like cells; Stromal cells; Stromal synapses

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944445396     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2005.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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