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. 2015 Aug 26;19(11):2597–2606. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.12664

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Markers of collagen metabolism and telocytes (TCs). (A and B) Representative immunofluorescent confocal images showing that accumulation of ICTP (green) is associated with clearly distinguishable TCs (arrows) with long telopodes (Tps; arrowheads) in a patient with chronic myocarditis. (C and D) Representative immunofluorescent images of a PINP area (green) showing remnants of Tps (arrowhead) in a patient with DCM. Arrow indicates c-kit staining of a TC cell body. Cardiomyocytes are stained red with phalloidin-Alexa633. Nuclei are stained blue with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI).