Open AccessTelocytes in ileum of the Chinese giant salamander: ultrastructural evidence
Author(s) -
Zhang Hui,
Zhong Shengwei,
Ge Tingting,
Peng Shasha,
Yu Pengcheng,
Zhou Zuohong,
Guo Xiaoquan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cellular and molecular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.44
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1582-4934
pISSN - 1582-1838
DOI - 10.1111/jcmm.12741
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , ileum , salamander , biology , zoology , anatomy , endocrinology
Telocytes ( TC s) and their telopodes (Tps) have been found in various organs of many mammals, including in lower animals. However, knowledge of TC s in lower animals is still very limited. This study identified TC s and their Tps in the ileum of the Chinese giant salamander, Andrias davidianus (Amphibia: Caudata), by transmission electron microscopy. The TC s/Tps were found near epithelial cells, glandular cells and unmyelinated nerve fibres. Moreover, exosomes were also found to be present in between TC s/Tps and these cells.