Identification of telocytes in dystrophic mice testis

Telocyte (Tc) is a new type of classic interstitial cells, described by Popescu et al., ( ) in the human pancreas. Telocytes are found in several organs, including the human testis. ( ) They are long, thin cells ( ), with small cell bodies, a nucleus containing heterochromatin and presence of mitochondria in the periphery, in addition to a scarcely evident nucleolus. ( – ) They differ from other interstitial cells by their long moniliform cytoplasmic extensions, called telopodes (Tp) [...]