Walaa F A Emeish, Hanan H Abd-ElHafeez, Abdullah A A Alghamdi, Madeha Ahmed, Mahmoud Osman Khalifa, Ahmed A El-Mansi, Alaa S Abou-Elhamd, Mohsen M Khormi, Khalid Alkashif, Soha A Soliman
Telocytes establish connections and communicate with various types of cells and structures. Few experimental studies have been performed on telocytes. In this study, we investigated the effect of salinity stress on telocytes in relation to osmoregulatory, immune, and stem cells. After exposing the common carp to 0.2 (control), 6, 10, or 14 ppt salinity, we extracted and fixed gill samples in glutaraldehyde, processed and embedded the samples in resin, and prepared semi-thin and ultrathin sections. Two types of telocytes were identified: intraepithelial and stromal telocytes...
November 15, 2023: Scientific Reports