Identification and characterization of telocytes in the uterus of the oviduct in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis: TEM evidence

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2385-2392

  Ullah, Shakeeb ^a   Yang, Ping ^a   Zhang, Linli ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Waqas, Yasir ^a   Le, Yuan ^a   Chen, Bing ^a   Chen, Qiusheng ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese soft shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); Telocytes; Ultrastructure; Uterus

Indexed keywords

PELODISCUS SINENSIS; TRIONYCHIDAE;

FIBRILLAR COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL; CELL SURFACE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MUCOSA; OVIDUCT; STROMA CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURTLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; FEMALE; FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OVIDUCTS; STROMAL CELLS; TURTLES; UTERUS;

EID: 84911990848     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12392     Document Type: Article

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