Overview
- Describe the existence of telocytes in various organs and tissues
- Present the morphological characteristics of telocytes
- Explore genomic and proteomic profiles of telocytes
Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 913)
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This book elucidates the genetic, biological, morphological and functional aspects of telocytes. Telocytes are a recently defined type of interstitial (stromal) cells, with very long (tens to hundreds of micrometres) and very thin prolongations (mostly below the resolving power of light microscopy). The book describes the presence of telocytes in various organs and tissues, details their morphological characteristics, explores their genomic and proteomic profiles, puts forward preclinical evidence of their application, and discusses their potential in the context of clinical therapeutics. As such, it offers a valuable guide for biologists and clinicians alike.
Dr. Xiangdong Wang is a distinguished Professor of Medicine. He is Director of the Shanghai Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics, Executive Director of the Clinical Science Institute at Fudan University Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai, China; Dr. Dragos Cretoiu is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest.
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Book Title: Telocytes
Book Subtitle: Connecting Cells
Editors: Xiangdong Wang, Dragos Cretoiu
Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1061-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1060-6Published: 11 November 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9318-0Published: 07 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-1061-3Published: 31 October 2016
Series ISSN: 0065-2598
Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 440
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 151 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine