Telocytes in female reproductive system (human and animal) |
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Authors: | Veronika Aleksandrovych Jerzy A Walocha Krzysztof Gil |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Pathophysiology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland;2. Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland |
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Abstract: | Telocytes (TCs) are a newly discovered type of cell with numerous functions. They have been found in a large variety of organs: heart (endo‐, myo‐, epi‐ and pericardium, myocardial sleeves, heart valves); digestive tract and annex glands (oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, liver, gallbladder, salivary gland, exocrine pancreas); respiratory system (trachea and lungs); urinary system (kidney, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, urethra); female reproductive system (uterus, Fallopian tube, placenta, mammary gland); vasculature (blood vessels, thoracic duct); serous membranes (mesentery and pleura); and other organs (skeletal muscle, meninges and choroid plexus, neuromuscular spindles, fascia lata, skin, eye, prostate, bone marrow). Likewise, TCs are widely distributed in vertebrates (fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, including human). This review summarizes particular features of TCs in the female reproductive system, emphasizing their involvement in physiological and pathophysiological processes. |
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Keywords: | telocytes telopodes myometrium uterus Fallopian tube sex steroid receptors human placenta CD34 |
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