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. 2013 Aug 29;17(8):1016–1024. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12111

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Fig. 8 — Transmission electron microscopy images of epithelial (A) and stromal (B, C) stem cell (SC) niches in the mouse eye. (A) Basal SC is sited on the basement membrane of limbus epithelium. A telopode (Tp1) runs parallel with the basement membrane and a gap junction (arrowheads) connect it with another one (Tp2; higher magnification in inset). (B, C) Stem cells in the stromal SC niches located in the corneoscleral junction. Direct contacts (arrowheads) between a Tp and the SC are visible in B. TC: telocytes; Tp: telopodes; Fb: fibroblast; n: nerve endings; L: lumen of an arteriole. Scale bars: A – 2 μm; inset – 0.1 μm; B – 1 μm; C – 5 μm.