Telocytes in endocardium: Electron microscope evidence

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2330-2334

  Gherghiceanu, Mihaela ^a   Manole, C G ^a,b   Popescu, L M ^a,b  

^a VICTOR BABES NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Romania)

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

Author keywords

Endocardium; Interstitial Cajal like cells (ICLCs); Telocytes; Telopodes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MOUSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 78649348964     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2010.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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