Telocyte: A newly described interstitial cell

Egyptian Journal of Histology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 366-370

  El Maadawi, Zeinab M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cajal like cell; Interstitial cell of Cajal; Telocyte

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877979201     PISSN: 11100559     EISSN: 20902417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EHX.0000418509.35992.25     Document Type: Review

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