Tendinocyte
A tendinocyte or wing cell is a type of fibroblast that occurs in the tight collagenous, parallel-fiber connective tissue of tendons . In cross section, the elongated tendinocyte has wing-shaped appendages which radiate between the adjacent collagen fibrils . Usually only the nuclei of the tendinocytes are histologically recognizable. The coordination of the tendinocytes in the network occurs through gap junctions . Due to its properties, the tendinocyte is also called a tendon or wing cell.
Individual evidence
- ↑ uni-mainz.de/FB/Medizin/Anatomie; Vane cell , (online)
- ↑ Renate Lüllmann-Rauch: Pocket textbook histology. 2nd Edition. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-13-129242-3 .